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Tilling areas with silverleaf nightshade also spreads the plant because the rhizomic roots, like many weeds, can propagate asexually over multiple years and growing seasons.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

They can also be propagated sexually, by planting seeds, or asexually, through rooting vine cuttings.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023

It also multiplies at an alarming rate; the female can reproduce asexually, creating offspring on her own.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Species can reproduce either sexually, combining genetic material from two parents, or asexually.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2023

“Yes. Removing only the leaves you need, leaving the rest to continue growing. And the yeast reproduces on its own asexually using budding.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera