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Solanum jamaicense Mill.
Jamaican nightshade

       
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Photo of Solanum jamaicense Mill.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Cuba. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Solanum jamaicense Mill.

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USA (FL), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Solanum jamaicense Mill.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 103 species in Solanum
 

Classification:
Solanum jamaicense Mill.

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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 jamaicense Mill. – Jamaican nightshade
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Solanum jamaicense Mill.

Jamaica 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.

FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Solanum jamaicense Mill.

View species account 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 30436.

 

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Solanum jamaicense Mill.

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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