PLANTS Profile for Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum (garden tomato)

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PLANTS Profile

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum
garden tomato

Symbol:

SOLYL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I
CAN		W

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Line Drawing of Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 168. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

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Synonyms:
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

	LYES	Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.
	LYLY2	Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw.
	LYPY	Lycopersicon pyriforme Dunal

Distribution:
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 103 species in Solanum, 2 varieties in Solanum lycopersicum L.

Classification:
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus	Solanum L. – nightshade
Species	Solanum lycopersicum L. – garden tomato
Variety	Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum – garden tomato

Introduced Information:
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

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.

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More Accounts and Images:
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566310.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 08:20 AM MDT