Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) is an invasive plant of pasturelands. It is a native of South America and was first detected in Florida in 1988.
Its rapid and dense growth quickly decreases pasturelands.
Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Tropical soda apple
Solanum viarum
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