''Solanum sarrachoides'' is a species of South American

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known as the hairy nightshade or leafy-fruited nightshade. The

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''Solanum sarrachoides'' was long misused for a different species, '' Solanum physalifolium'', by various authors. The original misidentified ''S. sarrachoides'' were held to be the

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''S. physalifolium'' var. ''nitidibaccatum'' (also treated as distinct species, ''Solanum nitidibaccatum''). The actual ''S. sarrachoides'' was also considered a

of '' S. tweedianum'', under this plant's obsolete name ''S. atriplicifolium'', as established by Gilli based on Nees. ''S. sarrachoides'' occurs as an introduced species in the Southeastern United States and many other parts of the world.

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