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Solanum dulcamara  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 30414

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara L.
  
    Solanum dulcamara var. villosissimum Desv.
  
  Common Name(s): climbing nightshade [English]
  
    bitter nightshade [English]
  
    bittersweet nightshade [English]
  
    blue nightshade [English]
  
    European bittersweet [English]
  
    fellenwort [English]
  
    woody nightshade [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderSolanales   
                            FamilySolanaceae  – nightshades, solanacées  
                               GenusSolanum L. – nightshade  
                                  SpeciesSolanum dulcamara L. – climbing nightshade, bitter nightshade, bittersweet nightshade, blue nightshade, European bittersweet, fellenwort, woody nightshade  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Sandra Knapp, Ph.D.   
  Notes: Merit Researcher, Botany Department, Natural History Museum, London   
  Reference for: Solanum dulcamara    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Solanum dulcamara   
       
  Source: Planetary Diversity Inventory: PBI Solanum Project, website (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: PBI Solanum Project. 2011. Solanaceae Source. 03-Jun-2011. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/solanaceaesource/   
  Reference for: Solanum dulcamara   
       
  Source: Solanaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Solanum dulcamara   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Solanum dulcamara   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Solanum dulcamara   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Canada, Introduced  
 

 

    

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