Solanum emulans Rafinesque. Section: Solanum. clade: Morelloid. Common name: Eastern Black Nightshade. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Forests, roadsides, gardens, river banks, shores, disturbed areas. Distribution: NL west to SK, south to s. FL and e. TX; reports from s. TX and Mexico are apparently based on other taxa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Knapp et al (2019); = Solanum ptychanthum Dunal – Ar, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Tn, Va, W, Schilling (1981), misapplied; < Solanum americanum Mill. – F, Pa, RAB, WH3, WV, misapplied; ? Solanum nigrum L. – Pa; < Solanum nigrum L. – C, G, S, Tat
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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