Solanum villosum

Gelbfrüchtiger nightshade (Solanum villosum )

The Gelbfrüchtige night shade or red and rather habanero nightshade (Solanum villosum ) is a plant of the genus Solanum (Solanum ). The plant is native to southern Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa, it was introduced by humans in North America and Australia. There are two subspecies: the red and rather habanero nightshade ( subsp. alatum ) and Gelbfrüchtige nightshade ( subsp. villosum ).

Description

Externally sees the Gelbfrüchtige nightshade the black nightshade (Solanum nigrum ) are very similar, only in the color of the berries can be the two plants differ clearly. The berries are initially green, ripe they are yellow - brown, orange to red and are as large as 1 cm. The Gelbfrüchtige nightshade is a 40 to 70 cm tall herbaceous plant. It has elongated, elliptical leaves which alternate are located on stalks. The leaves are 4-8 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. The leaves and stems of the plant are slightly hairy.

Locations

The sites are located between 100 and 1300 meters above sea level. The plant prefers warmer locations and occurs in Germany mostly in the warmer lowlands. The Gelbfrüchtige nightshade preferred slopes and embankments and grows like near roads. Here, the Gelbfrüchtige nightshade usually grows in sunny places.

Use

The Gelbfrüchtige Nightshade is like all nightshades toxic, the plant contains several glycosidically bound Steroidglycoside. Nevertheless, the Gelbfrüchtige nightshade is sometimes grown as a crop. In most cases here, the berries of the Nightshade Gelbfrüchtigen be used. At least from the subspecies alatum are the leaves of the plant, used as a vegetable.