Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys

Scientific Name:
Common Name(s):
Solanum viarum
Tropical Soda Apple
Height:
Leaves:
Flowers:
Bark:
Fruit:
Other:
Treatment:
Small bush 3- 7 feet tall
Simple, Alternate, lobed and covered with fine hairs. Can measure 6 inches
wide and 7 inches long.
White flowers with yellow stamens are found bunched on the stem under the
leaves.
N/A
Yellow Melons eaten by mammals and birds. Normally 1-3 inches in
diameter.
Fruit can be toxic to humans. Found in sod that comes from the main land.
Foliar application of Garlon3A (1-5% in water with surfactant) and pick up
and bag fruits.
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