Solanum carolinense Linnaeus var. floridanum (Shuttleworth ex Dunal) Chapman. Common name: Florida Horse-nettle. Phenology: May-Sep; Jun-Nov. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks, maritime forests, riverbanks, disturbed areas. Distribution: S. GA and se. SC to n. peninsular FL.
ID notes: A local variety of the common and widespread Solanum caroliniense, var. floridanum has deeply lobed leaves and a rounded leaf apex. It occurs notably in the watersheds of the Apalachicola, Aucilla, and Suwanee rivers in FL and GA, but also along the Atlantic Coast of GA and se. SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, FNA14, K4, WH3, Wahlert, Chiarini, & Bohs (2015); = n/a — RAB; = Solanum floridanum Shuttlew. ex Dunal — S. Basionym: Solanum floridanum Shuttlew. ex Dunal 1840 "Urbasionym:" Solanum floridanum Shuttlew. ex Dunal 1840
Links to other floras: = Solanum carolinense var. floridanum - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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