Plant Family

Solanaceae

17 plants in database

The nightshade family. Contains alkaloids in leaves and stems. Fruits of tomato, pepper, and eggplant are edible; green parts generally toxic. Rotate out of beds every 3-4 years.

Wikipedia — Solanaceae

Plants in Database

17

Common Pests

15

Zone Range

2–12

Herbaceous

12 plants

Shrub

7 plants

Sub-Canopy

1 plants

Common Functions in This Family

Wildlife Attractor×12 Edible×12 Ornamental×8 Medicinal×7 Pest Management×4 Border Plant×4

Shared Pest Pressure

Pests That Target Solanaceae

Showing pests affecting 3+ plants in this family. Click any pest for organic control methods.

Andean Potato Weevil

Premnotrypes suturicallus

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Helicoverpa zea

Steneotarsonemus pallidus

Fusarium oxysporum

Greenhouse Whitefly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Phytophthora infestans

Taphrina deformans

Multiple species (e.g., Cercospora, Septoria, Alternaria)

Anthonomus eugenii

Streptomyces scabies

Pythium Root Rot

All Solanaceae Plants — 17 total

Angel's Trumpet

Brugmansia spp.

Withania somnifera

Solanum rostratum

Chiltepin Pepper

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

Chiltepin Pepper Tree

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

Chinese Lantern

Physalis alkekengi

Coastal Groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Devil's Trumpet

Garden Huckleberry

Solanum melanocerasum

Lycium barbarum

Physalis pruinosa

Solanum carolinense

Solanum muricatum

Solanum tuberosum

Scarlet Eggplant

Solanum aethiopicum

Solanum americanum

Solanum retroflexum