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Chilean potato vine
Solanum crispum
Solanum crispum
Chilean potato vine Nightshade Family
Solanum crispum Solanaceae
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English common names
  •Chilean potato vine
  •Chilean nightshade
  •Chilean potato tree
Spanish common names
  •natri
  •natre
  •tomatillo
accepted scientific name
  •Solanum crispum Ruiz & Pav.
rules for finding collection records
  Solanum crispum (662)
  Solanum ligustrinum (19)
family name
  • Solanaceae
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Category: Shrubs
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.5 to 1.0 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Native to Chile and Peru

How Likely at this Location (54%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
base map where plant found
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Forest
Brush
Disturbed
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present
Native to Chile and Peru