Bitter Nightshade vs bushman's-poison

Solanum dulcamara compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Nightshade	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Solanaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Solanum	Acokanthera
Species	Solanum dulcamara	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Nightshade and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bitter Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Nightshade	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Israel, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

bushman's-poison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bitter Nightshade

The Bitter Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.