Solanum villosumMill.

hairy nightshade

WFO wfo-0001032383 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Solanum villosum, photographed by davidfdz_b82
fig. a davidfdz_b82, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-15 / obs. 188241370
Solanum villosum, photographed by Will Cornwell
fig. b Will Cornwell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187304150
Solanum villosum, photographed by Péter Gábor Sulyán
fig. c Péter Gábor Sulyán, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 172664089
Solanum villosum, photographed by Anna Petrosyan
fig. d Anna Petrosyan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168672203
Solanum villosum, photographed by Anna Petrosyan
fig. e Anna Petrosyan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165944823
Solanum villosum, photographed by Anna Petrosyan
fig. f Anna Petrosyan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164070009
Solanum villosum, photographed by Name
fig. g Name, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 163970835
Solanum villosum, photographed by Anna Petrosyan
fig. h Anna Petrosyan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164069927

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Native range 78 botanical countries

Regions where Solanum villosum is native: Algeria, Azores, Burundi, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, China North-Central, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Qinghai, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Xinjiang, Yemen, Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaBurundiChadDjiboutiEgyptEritreaEthiopiaKenyaLibyaMalawiMoroccoMozambiqueNigeriaSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTunisiaUgandaWestern SaharaZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanChina North-CentralCyprusEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesInner MongoliaIranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineQinghaiSaudi ArabiaSinaiTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanXinjiangYemenAssamEast HimalayaIndiaMyanmarNepalPakistanVietnamWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine AzoresCanary Is.Cape VerdeMadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Solanum villosum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Azores AZO
Burundi BUR
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Verde CVI
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Malawi MLW
Morocco MOR
Mozambique MOZ
Nigeria NGA
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Tunisia TUN
Uganda UGA
Western Sahara WSA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Qinghai CHQ
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Xinjiang CHX
Yemen YEM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 124 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Solanum aegyptiacum J.F.Gmel.
  • Solanum alatum Moench
  • Solanum arenarium Schur
  • Solanum canescens Kit. ex Kanitz
  • Solanum carmanicum Schönb.-Tem.
  • Solanum erythraeum Dunal
  • Solanum flavum Kit. ex Schult.
  • Solanum flavum
  • Solanum flavum Kit. ex Kanitz
  • Solanum flavum var. humile Bernh.
  • Solanum glabrum Chiov.
  • Solanum hildebrandtii A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
  • Solanum humile Bernh. ex Willd.
  • Solanum incanum Kit. ex Schult.
  • Solanum incanum Kit. ex Kanitz
  • Solanum incertum Dunal
  • Solanum kitaibelii Schult.
  • Solanum laevigata Lowe
  • Solanum luteovirescens C.C.Gmel.
  • Solanum luteum Mill.
  • Solanum luteum f. luteum
  • Solanum luteum f. miniatibaccatum (Blom) Wessely
  • Solanum luteum subsp. alatum (Moench) Dostál
  • Solanum luteum subsp. luteum

and 100 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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