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West Indian Nightshade (Solanum ptycanthum)

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Solanum Ptycanthum, or more commonly know as West Indian Nightshade, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Solanum. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Solanum Ptycanthum or West Indian Nightshade's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Solanum
  • Family: Solanaceae
  • Order: Solanales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (I) HI (I) VI (I) CAN (N)
  • State Noxious Status: KY (NW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: KY (black nightshade)


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