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Solanum americanum (American black nightshade)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Solanum americanum P. Mill.

American black nightshade

Solanaceae (Potato Family)

USDA Symbol: soam

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A smooth plant with few-flowered lateral clusters (umbels) of small, white, star-like, drooping flowers.

This native species often appears in open ground. Other similar species with small white flowers include Cut-leaved Nightshade (S. triflorum), with deeply dissected leaves, that occurs in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, and westward, and Hairy Nightshade (S. villosum), with very hairy stems and yellow or red berries.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Subshrub
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Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AL , AZ , CA , FL , GA , HI , LA , MS , NM , NV , OR , TX , WA
Native Distribution: New England south to northern Florida; west to eastern Texas; north to North Dakota.
Native Habitat: Cultivated and disturbed areas, open woods.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), HI (N?), PR(N), VI(N), CAN(I)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Solanum americanum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Solanum americanum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Solanum americanum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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