Solanum bonariense L.

Spice Flower Fruit Leaves In the field

Family: SOLANACEAE

Genus: Solanum

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South America

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Garden plants. Cultivated specie and naturalizated in disturbed zones.

Characteristics: A fairly large tree, can reach up to two metres in height, this is one of the largest Solanaceae of our flora. Like many other species of this family, it originates from the Americas, in this case it was introduced as an ornamental and has now naturalized to many areas in Mallorca and Eivissa. Leaves are entire and the flowers are large, some 3 cm in diameter, and white to sky blue in colour. Flowers in the spring to summer.