Solanum villosum is an unarmed, much-branched annual or short-lived perennial herb; it can grow 50cm tall, occasionally to 60cm.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The leaves are often sold as a food in local markets in Africa, where the plant is also sometimes cultivated
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils
Although no specific mention of toxicity has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where many if not all the members have poisonous leaves and sometimes also the unripe fruits.
