Image to followAI-generated illustrationSolanum villosum
Solanum villosum
FamilyGenus: Solanumnative in Germany
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Species
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22
Interactions
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About this species
Solanum villosum is an introduced, established herbaceous plant that favours sunny, moderately moist, nutrient-rich, calcareous soils.
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Ecological significance
No specific ecological impacts are known for this species in Great Britain.
Safety note
No specific safety information is available for this species.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
—
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.243 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a sunny position with moderately moist, nutrient-rich, calcareous soil. The plant reaches about 24 cm in height and has a herbaceous growth form, making it suitable for the front of a border or a rock garden setting. It does not require support.
Scientific profile
Solanum villosum is an introduced, established neophyte in Great Britain. It is a herbaceous, non-woody plant with broad leaves, typically reaching about 24 cm in height. It thrives in full sun on moderately moist, nutrient-rich and calcareous to basic soils under moderately warm conditions. It has been recorded from parts of Europe, Africa and Asia-Temperate. Its tiny diaspores weigh about 0.92 mg.
Other flower visitors
22 other species visit the flowers
Sylvia borinLuscinia megarhynchosMartes foinaMeles melesSaxicola torquatusVulpes vulpesMonticola solitariusPhoenicurus phoenicurusPica picaOriolus oriolusSylvia communisSylvia atricapillaPhoenicurus ochrurosErithacus rubeculaTurdus philomelosErinaceus europaeusSturnus vulgarisTurdus iliacusFicedula hypoleucaSylvia cantillansSylvia undataTurdus merula
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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