General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems softly spreading-hairy with flattened often sticky gland-tipped hairs, hairy on veins beneath, 10-90 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves egg-shaped to deltoid, entire or toothed or wavy margined, stalked, 2-8 cm long, 1.5-5 cm wide.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of axillary, few-flowered clusters, the flowers on ascending stalks; corollas white to pale blue, 5-10 mm wide, lobed, the lobes spreading to bent back; calyces 4-9 mm long at maturity, cupping the fruit, sticky-hairy, lobes unequal.

Fruits:
Berries, globe-shaped, yellowish, 6-7 mm wide; seeds about 2 mm long.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum (Bitter) Edmonds
Solanum sarachoides auct. non Sendtner [misapplied]
Solanum sarrachoides
Solanum villosum (L.) Mill.