Texas Gardening: Gardening with Texas Native plants @ Wildflowers. Part 3., 0 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
Josephine,

Your close-up photo led me on a hunt. I found an error in Texas Wildflowers. It's Silver-leaf Nightshade looks like your photo, but the Silver-leaf Nightshade in Wildflowers of Texas doesn't look like your photo.

Because we have both species of Solanum, I've already spoken with our local extension agent about the differences between Silver-leaf Nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, and Western Horsenettle, Solanum dimidiatum.

Nightshade: Leaves lanceolate, gray-green Flower tips look rounded Few soft prickles

Horsenettle: Leaves ovate, lobed, green Flower tips pointed Lots of stout prickles

This is a photo of Silver-leaf Nightshade. At night in the light from a vehicle, the gray-green plants really stand out.