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Wetland Nightshade

Solanum tampicense

soul-AY-num tam-pee-SEN-see

Solanaceae

Native to: Tropical America

Florida abundance and distribution: Mostly in the west-central Peninsula, in wetlands, the range expected to expand

Recognition: Woody straggly prickly shrub/subshrub with green stems.  Leaves alternate, pinnately lobed, with prickles on the veins, and with stellate hairs.  Flowers white, star-shaped.  Fruits orange berries resembling small tomatoes.  Fall-blooming.

Internet source: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/424

Contributed by: Sarah Lopinot.