Solanum americanum Mill.
Symbol:
SOAM
Group:
Dicot
Family:
Solanaceae
Duration:
Annual
Growth Habit:
Subshrub
Native Status:
L48
N
HI
N?
PR
N
VI
N
CAN
I
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Solanum americanum Mill.
SOAMN
Solanum americanum Mill. var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds
SOAMP
Solanum americanum Mill. var. patulum (L.) Edmonds
SOCA17
Solanum caribaeum Dunal
SOFI4
Solanum fistulosum Dunal ex Poir.
SOHE3
Solanum hermannii Dunal
SOLI3
Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M. L. Jaeger
SONIA
Solanum nigrum L. var. americanum (Mill.) O.E. Schulz
SONIV3
Solanum nigrum L. var. virginicum L.
SONO3
Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.
SOSO4
Solanum sodomeum auct. non L.
Solanum americanum Mill.
USA (AL , AZ , CA , FL , GA , HI , LA , MO , MS , NM , NV , OR , TX , WA ), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, MB)
Related Taxa: Solanum americanum Mill.
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42 genera in Solanaceae ,
103 species in Solanum
Classification: Solanum americanum Mill.
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Classification Report.
U.S. Weed Information: Solanum americanum Mill.
American black nightshade
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
SWSS
Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM .
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
Introduced Information: Solanum americanum Mill.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
Wetland Indicator Status: Solanum americanum Mill.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU-,FAC
FACU-
FACU+
FACU-
FAC
FAC
FACU+
FAC
NO
FACU-
FAC
NO
FAC
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Solanum americanum Mill.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals FoodLarge Mammals CoverSmall Mammals FoodSmall Mammals CoverWater Birds FoodWater Birds CoverTerrestrial Birds FoodTerrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images: Solanum americanum Mill.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565523.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
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