Where is the tropical soda apple found?
Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae) is a weed native to southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay that has invaded Florida grasslands and natural ecosystems. In 1988, TSA was first reported in the USA in Glades County, Florida (Coile 1993, Mullahey and Colvin 1993).Click to see full answer. Just so, where did…
Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae) is a weed native to southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay that has invaded Florida grasslands and natural ecosystems. In 1988, TSA was first reported in the USA in Glades County, Florida (Coile 1993, Mullahey and Colvin 1993).Click to see full answer. Just so, where did the tropical soda apple come from?Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae) is a weed native to southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay that has invaded Florida grasslands and natural ecosystems. In 1988, TSA was first reported in the USA in Glades County, Florida (Coile 1993, Mullahey and Colvin 1993).Also, are tropical soda apple edible? It is a dangerous family and best avoided. The easy answer is the Red Soda Apple is not edible. The Tropical Soda Apple, Solanum viarum, is similar to the Red Soda Apple except its fruit turns bright yellow when ripe. And if I remember correctly the riper the fruit gets the more toxic it gets. Herein, how do you kill a tropical soda apple? Control of Tropical Soda Apple Herbicides such as Triclopyrester and aminopyralid at 0.5% and 0.1% respectfully may applied to young apple soda weeds on a monthly basis. More mature or dense infestations may be controlled with the use of herbicides containing aminopyralid.Is Solanum Viarum poisonous?It is currently found in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. All reports say it is toxic. Avoid it. Horsenettle, Solanum Carolinense, is similar looking to the Tropical Soda Apple but is a smaller plant.
