Solanum furcatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Solanum furcatum Dunal

Forked nightshade

2019 Cynthia Powell

2012 Eric Wrubel, NPS

2019 Cynthia Powell

2012 Eric Wrubel, NPS

2013 Toni Corelli

2013 Robert Sikora

Solanum furcatum is a perennial herb or shrub that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (142 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Solanum
Family:	Solanaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Solanum chenopodioides

Information about Solanum furcatum from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SOFU4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).