Lanceleaf nightshade

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Solanum lanceolatum

Lanceleaf nightshade, a reference photo
Photo: Dick Culbert · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Solanum lanceolatum, with the common names orangeberry nightshade and lanceleaf nightshade, is a species of nightshade. It is native to regions of South America, including the Cerrado ecoregion of the Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, primarily in Brazil.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Lanceleaf nightshade being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Species
Solanum lanceolatum

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