Israel wildflowers: Silver-leaved Nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium, Silverleaf nightshade, Tomato weed,
Trompillo, White horsenettle, Hebrew: סולנום זיתני, Arabic: بااذنجان بري
| Scientific name: | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. | |
| Common name: | Silverleaf nightshade, Tomato weed, Trompillo, White horsenettle | |
| Hebrew name: | סולנום זיתני | |
| Arabic name: | بااذنجان بري | |
| Plant Family: | Solanaceae, סולניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Spinescence: | Emergences | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire | |
| Flowers: | Lilach | |
| Flowering Period: | May, June, July, August | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed grounds, cultivated areas | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | American | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Solanum, Latin for “quieting,” in reference to the narcotic properties of some species.
elaeagnifolium, Elaeag’nus, Greek elais, olive; agnos, “the chaste-tree”; folium, leaves; with leaves like genus Elaeagnus.
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