EPPO Global Database

Solanum elaeagnifolium(SOLEL)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1949
Comments
Introduced.

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/018) : no detailed information on the situation in Greece.

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/075) : first found in 1949, occurs scattered through the country, including the islands.

EPPO Reporting Service (2012/020) : an increasing problem in Greece. It has spread during the last 20 years across Greece, especially in Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki.

EPPO Reporting Service (2012/248) : considered to be invasive.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/184) : the range of S. elaeagnifolium has increased by 1750 % in 2000-2020, and the species has reached higher elevations.
References
* Arianoutsou M, Bazos I, Delipetrou P, Kokkoris Y (2010) The alien flora of Greece: taxonomy, life traits and habitat preferences. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9749-0.

* Boyd JW, Murray DS, Tyrl RJ (1984) Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, origin, distribution and relation to man. Economic Botany, 38(2), 210-217; 41.

* Browicz K (1993) Nicotiana glauca and Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae) - two xenophytes from South America and the history of their spreading in the eastern Mediterranean. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica, (Supplement 2, 1), 299-305.

* Brunel S, Schrader G, Brundu G, Fried G (2010) Emerging invasive alien plants for the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 40(2), 219-238.

* Davis PH (editor) (1965-1985) Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Vol.1-9, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.

* Eleftherohorinos IG, Bell CE, Kotoula-Syka E (1993) Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) control with foliar herbicides. Weed Technology, 7(4), 808-811; 21.

* Kotoula-Syka E (2011) Solanum elaeagnifolium, an increasing problem in Greece. In Brunel S, Uludag A, Fernandez-Galiano E, Brundu G (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Invasive Plants in the Mediterranean Type Regions of the World, 2010-08-02/06, Trabzon, Turkey pp. 400-403.
http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2010_conferences/ias_trabzon/Proceedings_Trabzon_Workshop.pdf

* Krigas N, Tsiafouli MA, Katsoulis G, Votsi NE, van Kleunen M (2021) Investigating the invasion pattern of the alien plant Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. (Silverleaf nightshade): environmental and human-induced drivers. Plants 10(4), 805. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040805.

* Uludag A, Gbehounou G, Kashefi J, Bouhache M, Bon MC, Bell C, Lagopodi AL (2016) Review of the current situation for Solanum elaeagnifolium in the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 46(1) 139–147.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, few occurrences view...
North Macedonia Present, no details view...
Türkiye Present, no details view...