Silverleaf nightshade control option
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Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Herb
  • Shrub
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Habitat: pastures

Impact

Competes with crops and pastures.

Description

  • Perennial with woody rootstock and deep spreading roots.
  • A few small prickles on stems and leaves.
  • Leaves oval-oblong, silvery-green with felted hairs.
  • Flowers blue-violet flowers with yellow stamens.
  • Berries green turning yellow.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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