Garden tomato vs Hoe nightshade

Solanum lycopersicum compared with Solanum physalifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden tomato	Hoe nightshade
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum lycopersicum	Solanum physalifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden tomato and Hoe nightshade share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Garden tomato

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoe nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden tomato	Hoe nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden tomato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Hoe nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

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