[2] Like many nightshades, S. triflorum is native to South America, specifically to Argentina;[3] it has made its way onto other continents, including Europe and Australia,[4] as an introduced species, where it is deemed a weed, at times.

[3] It grows in many types of habitats, preferring tilled, disturbed terrain for germinating.

It is an annual herb, producing sprawling, decumbent stems dotted with new growth.

Solanum triflorum is covered in trichomes and hairs, which are sometimes mistaken for glands.

The leaves are a few centimeters long, and deeply “cut” into slightly pointed, serrated lobes, giving its common name, “cutleaf”.