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Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense
Carolina horsenettle

       
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Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

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Distribution:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

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

Classification:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

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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 carolinense L. – Carolina horsenettle
Variety Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense – Carolina horsenettle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

The related entities italicized and indented above are 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.

Alaska:
Solanum carolinense
horsenettle              Noxious weed
Arizona:
Solanum carolinense
Carolina horsenettle              Prohibited noxious weed
Arkansas:
Solanum carolinense
horsenettle              Noxious weed
California:
Solanum carolinense
Carolina horsenettle              B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
Solanum carolinense
horsenettle              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Solanum carolinense
horse nettle              Primary noxious weed
Nevada:
Solanum carolinense
Carolina horsenettle              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

Solanum carolinense
Carolina horsenettle
apple of Sodom
bull nettle
devil's tomato
horsenettle
sand briar

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

Solanum carolinense:

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
UPL,FACU UPL FACU FACU- UPL UPL UPL NI NI UPL NI NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530413.

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

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

Virginia: abstract & image

 
 
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