Solanum emulans Raf. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Solanum emulans Raf.

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Solanum

Section:

Solanum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

488372

Place of publication:

Autik. bot. 107. 1840

Verified:

03/04/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Invalid Designation(s)
Solanum americanum auct.
Solanum ptychanthum auct.

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Reference(s)

Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L.(Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:59-64. URL: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys

Common names

English
black nightshade –
eastern black nightshade –
English (Canada)
eastern black nightshade –
French (Canada)
morelle noire de l’Est –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.), Ontario (s.), Québec (s.), Québec (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.), Manitoba (s.), Saskatchewan (s.), Saskatchewan (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Connecticut, Indiana, Indiana, Maine (s.), Maine (s.), Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Michigan, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Jersey, New York, New York, Ohio, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Vermont, Vermont, West Virginia, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Minnesota, Missouri, Missouri, Nebraska, Nebraska, North Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, South Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (e.), Colorado (e.), Montana, Montana]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas, Delaware, Delaware, Florida (n.), Florida (n.), Georgia, Georgia, Kentucky, Kentucky, Louisiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Maryland, Mississippi, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas, Texas]

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Solanum americanum	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Weed	potential seed contaminant	as S. ptychanthum	Rogers, B. S. & A. G. Ogg, Jr. 1981. Biology of weeds in the Solanum nigrum complex in North America. Agric. Rev. Manuals U.S.D.A. ARM-W-23:1-30. Note: lists as "ptycanthum"