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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solanum tampicense   FAMILY Solanaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solanum tampicense   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Solanum tampicense

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)

Solanum tampicense

 

COMMON NAME:
Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple


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image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Alison Fox, University of Florida, Bugwood.org    bug_0002143

Month Unknown        

Leaves to 10" long and 3" wide, wavy along margins, with prickles on veins, per www.invasive.org.

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research. Bugwood.org    bug_1392079

Month Unknown        

A sprawling, semi-woody shrub tolerant of full sun and full shade, per www.invasive.org.

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org    bug_1392080

Month Unknown        

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org    bug_1392082

Month Unknown        

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Alison Fox, University of Florida, Bugwood.org    bug_2308004

Month Unknown        

Small white flowers occur in clusters at the leaf axils, per www.invasive.org.

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Bugwood.org    bug_5294045

Month Unknown        

The green stems are up to 15' (4.6m) long and prickly, per www.invasive.org.

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Bugwood.org    bug_5294046

Month Unknown        

Fruits are small tomato-like berries that turn bright red when ripe, per www.invasive.org.

image of Solanum tampicense, Wetland Nightshade, Aquatic Soda Apple

Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org    bug_5376816

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solanum tampicense   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solanum tampicense   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Solanum tampicense

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Solanum tampicense

 

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3836

Shrub; almost vinelike
Perennial

Habitat: Strand swamps, cypress domes, and other forested wetlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mexico, Central America, West Indies

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems, and often leaves, prickly and/or spiny

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles to 3cm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed synsepalous calyx
5-parted rotate corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green to Orange to Red
Berry

 

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