Solanum americanum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7647

Solanum americanum Mill.

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

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


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Family:	SOLANACEAE
Genus:	Solanum

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

Toxicity: MAJOR

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

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 / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (SOAM)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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: Jan 16, 2019).