Tropical Soda Apple

Scientific name: Solanum viarum Dunal

Common name: Tropical soda apple

Native To: South America

Date of U.S. Introduction: First discovered in 1988

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Accidentally through contaminated seed or other agricultural products

Impact: Crowds out native species and forage for livestock

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System

U.S. States and U.S. National Parks Where Reported Invasive: WeedUS Database map

Federally Regulated: Federal Noxious Weed (USDA, APHIS - Noxious Weeds Program)

Management Plans: Plants

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Solanum viarum Dunal
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Nothing but a Wasteful Weed (PDF | 65 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Solanum viarum Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Solanum viarum Dunal - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy; Legal Aspects

Don't Spread Tropical Soda Apple (PDF | 105 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Dispersion; Controls

Tropical Soda Apple, Wetland Nightshade, and Turkey Berry - Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States
USDA. Forest Service.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls; Legal Aspects

Tropical Soda Apple - Weed of the Week (Mar 8, 2005; PDF | 221 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection. Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Tropical Soda Apple - Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control
USDA. Forest Service. Southern Research Station.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Controls

Plant Profile for Solanum viarum Dunal - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Tropical Soda Apple
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Controls; Legal Aspects

Tropical Soda Apple, Solanum viarum Dunal: The Plant from Hell (PDF | 920 KB)
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Tropical Soda Apple
Georgia Department of Agriculture. Plant Protection Division.
Photographs; Impacts; Dispersion

Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum Dunal) Identification and Control (PDF | 127 KB)
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Controls

Tropical Soda Apple in Alabama (PDF | 911 KB)
Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion

Tropical Soda Apple - WeedUS Database
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution

Tropical Soda Apple Information for Florida and Beyond
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution

Tropical Soda Apple: A New Noxious Weed in Florida (PDF | 627 KB)
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Management Practices to Control Tropical Soda Apple (PDF | 143 KB)
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Controls

Tropical Soda Apple - Invasive Plant Atlas of the Midsouth
Mississippi State University. GeoResources Institute.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Noxious Weed Alert: Tropical Soda Apple
Clemson University. Plant Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion

Tropical Soda Apple Fact Sheet
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Entomology. Insect Identification Lab.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Solanum viarum (shrub) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Solanum viarum
Discover Life.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Solanum viarum - Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas (PDF | 61 KB)
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Wanted: Stop The Spread Tropical Soda Apple (PDF | 139 KB)
Georgia Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat; Dispersion; Controls

Solanum viarum - Pest Fact Sheet (PDF | 113 KB)
North American Plant Protection Organization.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Solanum viarum
Pulling Together Initiative. Texasinvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

Regional Tropical Soda Apple Task Force
Regional Tropical Soda Apple Task Force.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects