Summary
Place of publication:
Icon. 3:22, t. 243. 1795
Verified:
11/30/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
bull-nettle – prairie-berry – silverleaf bitter-apple – silverleaf nightshade – silverleaf-nettle – tomato-weed – white horse-nettle – Afrikaans
satansbos – Portuguese (Brazil)
arrebenta-cavalo – melãozinho-do-campo – Spanish
trompillo – Swedish
silverskatta –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
| 6 | Other | | | | | |
Native
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arkansas, Louisiana]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona]
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Naturalized
()
Other
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964 |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993 |
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=101507.
Accessed 16 December 2025.