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American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum Mill.

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Solanum americanum (American Black Nightshade) is a species of shrub in the family nightshades. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Mato Grosso Do Sul, Pernambuco, Maranhao, Amazônia, Pampa, Paraná, Rio De Janeiro, Cerrado, RondôNia, Caatinga, Ceará, Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii, Rio Grande Do Norte, Mato Grosso, Alagoas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Piauí, ParaíBa, Bahia, Minas Gerais, SãO Paulo, Sergipe, Pantanal, Mata Atlântica, US Minor Outlying Islands, Santa Catarina, GoiáS, The Contiguous United States, Amapá, Pará, Rio Grande Do Sul, Puerto Rico, Roraima, Acre (Brazil), Espirito Santo, Distrito Federal, and Tocantins. They have simple, broad leaves and berries. Individuals can grow to 1.4 m.

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of American black nightshade. View this species on GBIF