Warning: Berries and all parts of this plant are poisonous.
Here is the Silverleaf Nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium. This wild sage like plant originates from Across southern half of United States and in northern Mexico; in West, north to Washington, Idaho, Colorado, and Nebraska and grows on the Prairie, Plains, Meadows, Pastures, Savannas. It is also known as White Horse Nettle, Trompillo, Tomato Weed, Bull Nettle and Purple Nightshade. The flowers have five petals and are usually white or purple with yellow centers, though there is a blue variant that resembles the tomato flower. The fruits are berries that resemble tomatoes with thorny calyx and are TOXIC if eaten. The plant grows to 3 feet tall, is perennial, and spreads by both seeds and underground rhizome. Stems of older plants are woody. All parts of the plant, including its tomato-like fruit, contain toxins in varying degrees due to the presence of solanine glycoalkaloids which is a toxic alkaloid and one of the plant's natural defenses. The fully ripened fruits will have a light green color to them and 3 to 5 fruits per bract. Seeds are limited.
Medicinal Use: Used for rattlesnake bite - root chewed by medicine man, who then sucks on the wound to remove venom, then more root is chewed and applied to swollen area. (Steiner) Southwestern Native Americans used the crushed berries to curdle milk in making cheese, and the berries have also been used in various preparations for treating sore throat and toothache.
PLEASE NOTE: Sprouting seeds are very difficult and we needed to use GA3 to germinate seeds. Seeds shell are very hard and scarification may help. Open pollinated, perennial, wild, sage leaf, late season, gray color, 97 to 120+ days. LOT# 4 TAG#  203-2023