Summary
Place of publication:
Flora 27:784. 1844
Verified:
12/02/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
silverleaf nightshade – Swedish
rostskatta –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Bahia | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Espirito Santo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Minas Gerais | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Parana | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Santa Catarina | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Sao Paulo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Chaco | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Corrientes | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Formosa | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Misiones | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Misiones], Paraguay
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually). |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101487.
Accessed 16 December 2025.