Solanum scabrum, also known as garden huckleberry,[1] is an annual or perennial plant in the nightshade family.

The geographic origin of the species is uncertain; Linnaeus attributed it to Africa, but it also occurs in North America, and it is naturalized in many countries.

[2] An annual or short-lived perennial herb to 1 m tall, hairless or sparsely hairy.

The white corolla is stellate, 15–20 mm (5⁄8–3⁄4 in) in diameter, and sometimes tinged purple and with yellow/green basal star.

In Africa a stocky form of Solanum scabrum is cultivated as a dye crop using the ripe berries.