Solanum americanum
Mill.
American black nightshade, Common nightshade, Small flowered nightshade, White nightshade
Solanum americanum is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Solanum americanum var. nodiflorumPLANTS
Solanum americanum var. patulumPLANTS
Solanum caribaeumPLANTS
Solanum fistulosumPLANTS
Solanum hermanniiPLANTS
Solanum linnaeanumPLANTS
Solanum nigrum var. americanumPLANTS
Solanum nigrum var. virginicumPLANTS
Solanum nodiflorumPLANTS
Solanum sodomeumPLANTS
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Do not eat any part of this plant.
Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
disturbed
wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places
[Wikipedia] Toxicity: Research indicates the presence of toxic glycoalkaloids and there are warnings to be careful on the use of S. americanum as herbal medicine and food.[7] The green fruit is particularly poisonous and eating unripe berries has caused the death of children.[8] Ripe berries and foliage may also cause poisoning,[8] though the toxicity seems to diminish somewhat with ripening.[9] This is via high levels of the glycoalkaloids, solanine and solamargine.[10] Other toxins present in the plant include chaconine, solasonine, solanigrine, gitogenin and traces of saponins,[11] as well as the tropane alkaloids scopolamine and hyoscyamine (an isomer of atropine). (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
