Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Solanum americanum (Black Nightshade,chichiquelite)
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Habitat: disturbed areas
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: lightly ,entire or dentate,alternate Flower Color: white or whitish or whitish Flowering Period: spring Spines: spineless Family: Solanaceae (nightshade family) Abundance: introduced,rare Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 32 (7.5 MB pdf) |
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