Solanum americanum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7647

Solanum americanum Mill.

American black nightshade, Common nightshade, Small flowered nightshade, White nightshade

Solanum americanum, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	SOLANACEAE
Genus:	Solanum

Toxicity: MAJOR

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum
PLANTS:	Solanum nodiflorum
PLANTS:	Solanum nigrum var. virginicum
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More information about Solanum americanum


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SOAM)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: May 26, 2019).