Solanum nitidibaccatum Bitter. Common name: Hairy Nightshade. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Prairies, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of temperate South America and likely w. North America, perhaps as far east as nw. AR and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, Knapp et al (2019), Särkinen et al (2018); = n/a — Pa; = Solanum physalifolium Rusby var. nitidibaccatum (Bitter) Edmonds — NY; < Solanum physalifolium Rusby — Il, Mi; < Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn. — GrPl, Schilling (1981). Basionym: Solanum nitidibaccatum Bitter 1912
Links to other floras: = Solanum nitidibaccatum - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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