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Solanum torvum Sw.
turkey berry

       
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Photo of Solanum torvum Sw.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Italy. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Solanum torvum Sw.

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Synonyms:
Solanum torvum Sw.

  SOFI3 Solanum ficifolium Ortega
 

Distribution:
Solanum torvum Sw.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, FL, HI, MD), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Solanum torvum Sw.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 103 species in Solanum
 

Classification:
Solanum torvum Sw.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 torvum Sw. – turkey berry
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Solanum torvum Sw.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
turkeyberry              Noxious weed
Alabama:
turkeyberry              Class A noxious weed
California:
turkeyberry              Quarantine
Florida:
turkeyberry              Noxious weed
Hawaii:
turkeyberry, terongan              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
turkeyberry              Prohibited
Minnesota:
turkeyberry              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
turkeyberry              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
turkeyberry              Quarantine
South Carolina:
turkeyberry              Plant pest
Vermont:
turkeyberry              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Solanum torvum Sw.

bhankatiya
devil's fig
fausse aubergine
kausoni
prickly solanum
turkeyberry

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.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Solanum torvum Sw.

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 torvum Sw.

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 30460.

 

Related Web Sites:
Solanum torvum Sw.

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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