Solanum americanum P. Miller. American Black Nightshade. Phen: May-Nov (-Apr). Hab: Hammocks, marsh edges, shell middens, disturbed areas. Dist: E. GA (and SC?) south to s. FL, west to e. TX; western North America, Mexico, Central America, South America; Old World tropics and subtropics; the original area of nativity obscure.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Fl6, K1, K3, WH3, Knapp et al (2019); < Solanum americanum Mill. – F, RAB; >< Solanum americanum Mill. – Tx; > Solanum americanum Mill. var. americanum – Bah; > Solanum americanum Mill. var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds – Bah; < Solanum nigrum L. – C, G, S; > Solanum nodiflorum Jacq. – Tx
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