Solanaceae
(THE POTATO FAMILY)
Biota of North America Program
Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996. Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996) of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of proofing).

Acnistus Schott - HOLLOWHEART

    arborescens (L.) Schlecht. Synonymy: Dunalia arborescens (L.) Sleumer

    Atropa L. - BELLADONNA

      bella-donna L.

      Bouchetia Dunal - PAINTEDTONGUE

        erecta DC. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Erect bouchetia (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Bouchetia anamola auct. non (Miers) Loes. , Salpiglossis erecta (DC.) D'Arcy

        Browallia L. - JAMAICAN-FORGET-ME-NOT

          americana L. Synonymy: Browallia viscosa auct. non Kunth

          eludens R.K. Van Devender & P.D. Jenkins

          Brugmansia Pers.

            candida Pers. Synonymy: Brugmansia arborea auct. non (L.) Steud. , Datura candida (Pers.) Safford

            suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & K. Presl Synonymy: Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

            Brunfelsia L.

              americana L.

              densifolia Krug & Urban

              lactea Krug & Urban

              portoricensis Krug & Urban

              undulata Sw.

              Calibrachoa Llave & Lex. - SEASIDE-PETUNIA

                parviflora (Juss.) D'Arcy Present in the Texas flora (treated as Petunia parviflora Juss. by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Wild petunia, seaside petunia (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Petunia integrifolia (Hook.) Schinz & Thellung , Petunia parviflora Juss.

                Capsicum L. - CAYENNE PEPPER AND TABASCO PEPPER

                  annuum L.

                    var. annuum Synonymy: Capsicum baccatum auct. non L. , Capsicum frutescens sensu Standl., non L.

                    var. frutescens (L.) Kuntze Synonymy: Capsicum frutescens L.

                    var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill Present in the Texas flora (treated as Capsicum annuum L. var. aviculare D'Arcy & Eshbaugh by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Chillipiquin, bird-pepper, bush redpepper (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Capsicum annuum var. aviculare (Dierbach) D'Arcy & Eshbaugh , Capsicum annuum var. minus (Fingerhuth) Shinners

                  Cestrum L. - FLOWERING-JASSAMINE

                    alternifolium (Jacq.) O.E. Schulz

                    aurantiacum Lindl.

                    diurnum L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Day jessamine, day cestrum (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      var. diurnum

                      var. portoricense O.E. Schulz

                    fasciculatum (Schlecht.) Miers

                    laurifolium L'Hér. Synonymy: Cestrum macrophyllum Vent.

                    nocturnum L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Night jessamine (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                    parqui L'Hér. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Willowleaf jessamine, Chilean cestrum (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                    salicifolium Jacq.

                    Chamaesaracha (Gray) Benth. - FIVE-EYES

                      coniodes (Moric. ex Dunal) Britt. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      coronopus (Dunal) Gray Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Green false nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      crenata Rydb. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      edwardsiana Averett Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      pallida Averett Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      sordida (Dunal) Gray Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Hairy false nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      villosa Rydb. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                      Datura L. - JIMSONWEED AND THORN-APPLE

                        discolor Bernh.

                        ferox L. Present in the Texas flora (treated as Datura quercifolia Kunth in H.B.K. by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Oak-leaf datura, oak-leaf thornapple (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Datura quercifolia Kunth

                        inermis Jacq.

                        inoxia P. Mill. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Indian apple (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                        metel L. Value out of range (bonout3 : 571) Value out of range (bonout3 : 573) Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Datura fastuosa L.

                        stramonium L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Jimsonweed, stramonium, toloache (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Datura stramonium var. tatula (L.) Torr. , Datura tatula L.

                        wrightii Regel Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Indian apple, sacred datura (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Datura metel var. quinquecuspida Torr. , Datura meteloides auct. non Dunal

                        Goetzea Wydler - MATA-BUEY

                          elegans Wydler Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Beautiful goetzea or matabuey and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (PR). Listed on April 19, 1985 (Volume 50 Federal Register 15567).

                          Hunzikeria D'Arcy - TEXAS-CUPFLOWER

                            texana (Torr.) D'Arcy Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas cupflower (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Browallia texana Torr. , Leptoglossis texana (Torr.) Gray , Nierembergia viscosa Torr.

                            Hyoscyamus L. - HENBANE

                              albus L.

                              niger L.

                              Jaborosa Juss. - SPRINGBLOSSOM

                                integrifolia Lam.

                                Jaltomata Schlecht. - FALSE HOLLY

                                  antillana (Krug & Urban) D'Arcy Synonymy: Saracha antillana Krug & Urban

                                  procumbens (Cav.) J.L. Gentry Synonymy: Saracha procumbens (Cav.) Ruiz & PavĒn

                                  Leucophysalis Rydb. - FALSE GROUND-CHERRY

                                    grandiflora (Hook.) Rydb. Synonymy: Chamaesaracha grandiflora (Hook.) Fern. , Physalis grandiflora Hook.

                                    nana (Gray) Averett Synonymy: Chamaesaracha nana (Gray) Gray

                                    Lycianthes (Dunal) Hassler - BERENGENA-DE-PALOMA

                                      asarifolia (Kunth & Bouché) Bitter

                                      virgata (Lam.) Bitter

                                      Lycium L. - DESERT-THORN AND MATRIMONY-VINE

                                        andersonii Gray

                                          var. andersonii

                                          var. deserticola (C.L. Hitchc.) C.L. Hitchc. ex Munz

                                          var. wrightii Gray

                                        barbarum L. Synonymy: Lycium halimifolium P. Mill.

                                        berlandieri Dunal

                                          var. berlandieri Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Berlandier wolfberry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                          var. longistylum C.L. Hitchc.

                                          var. parviflorum (Gray) Terracc. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Lycium berlandieri var. brevilobum C.L. Hitchc.

                                        californicum Nutt. ex Gray

                                        carolinianum Walt.

                                          var. carolinianum

                                          var. quadrifidum (Dunal) C.L. Hitchc. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                        chinense P. Mill.

                                        cooperi Gray

                                        exsertum Gray

                                        fremontii Gray

                                        hassei Greene Synonymy: Lycium brevipes var. hassei (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. , Lycium richii var. hassei (Greene) I.M. Johnston

                                        macrodon Gray

                                        pallidum Miers Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Pale wolfberry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                          var. oligospermum C.L. Hitchc.

                                          var. pallidum

                                        parishii Gray

                                        puberulum Gray

                                          var. berberioides (Correll) Chiang Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Lycium berberioides Correll

                                          var. puberulum Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Downy wolfberry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                        richii Gray Synonymy: Lycium brevipes Benth.

                                        sandwicense Gray Synonymy: Lycium carolinianum var. sandwicense (Gray) C.L. Hitchc.

                                        shockleyi Gray Synonymy: Lycium rickardii C.H. Muller

                                        texanum Correll Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas wolfberry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                        torreyi Gray Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Torrey wolfberry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                        tweedianum Griseb.

                                          var. chrysocarpum (Urban & Ekman) C.L. Hitchc. Synonymy: Lycium americanum Jacq.

                                          var. tweedianum

                                        verrucosum Eastw.

                                        Lycopersicon P. Mill. - TOMATO

                                          esculentum P. Mill.

                                            var. cerastiforme (Dunal) Alef. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Cherry tomato (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Lycopersicon cerastiforme Dunal , Lycopersicon esculentum ssp. galenii (P. Mill.) Luckwill , Lycopersicon esculentum var. leptophyllum (Dunal) D'Arcy , Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Dunal) Alef.

                                            var. esculentum Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Common tomato (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw. , Solanum lycopersicum L.

                                          peruvianum (L.) P. Mill.

                                          pimpinellifolium (Jusl.) P. Mill.

                                          Margaranthus Schlecht. - GLOBE-CHERRY

                                            solanaceus Schlecht. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Netted globecherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Margaranthus lemmonii Gray , Margaranthus purpurascens Rydb.

                                            Nectouxia Kunth - STINKLEAF

                                              formosa Kunth Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                              Nicandra Adans. - APPLE-OF-PERU

                                                physalodes (L.) Gaertn. Synonymy: Atropa physalodes L. , Physalodes physalodes (L.) Britt.

                                                Nicotiana L. - TOBACCO

                                                  acuminata (Graham) Hook.

                                                    var. acuminata

                                                    var. multiflora (Phil.) Reiche

                                                  alata Link & Otto Synonymy: Nicotiana alata var. grandiflora Comes , Nicotiana affinis T. Moore

                                                  attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.

                                                  clevelandii Gray

                                                  glauca Graham Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Tree tobacco, mustard-tree, rape, gigante, buena moza (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                  longiflora Cav. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Long-flowered tobacco (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                  obtusifolia Mertens & Galeotti

                                                    var. obtusifolia Present in the Texas flora (treated as Nicotiana trigonophylla Dun. by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Desert tobacco, tobaquillo (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal

                                                    var. palmeri (Gray) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Synonymy: Nicotiana palmeri Gray , Nicotiana trigonophylla var. palmeri (Gray) M.E. Jones

                                                  plumbaginifolia Viviani Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Tex-Mex tobacco (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                  quadrivalvis Pursh

                                                    var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf Synonymy: Nicotiana bigelovii (Torr.) S. Wats.

                                                    var. multivalvis (Lindl.) Mansf. Synonymy: Nicotiana bigelovii var. multivalvis (Lindl.) Eastw.

                                                    var. quadrivalvis Synonymy: Nicotiana bigelovii var. quadrivalvis (Pursh) Eastw.

                                                    var. wallacei (Gray) Mansf. Synonymy: Nicotiana bigelovii var. wallacei Gray

                                                  repanda Willd. ex Lehm. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Fiddleleaf tobacco, wild tobacco, tabacco cimarron (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                  rustica L.

                                                  X sanderae hort. ex W. Wats. (pro sp.) [alata X forgetiana]

                                                  suaveolens Lehm.

                                                  sylvestris Speg. & Comes

                                                  tabacum L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Common tobacco (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                  Nierembergia Ruiz & PavĒn - CUPFLOWER

                                                    frutescens Durieu

                                                    hippomanica Miers

                                                      var. coerulea (Miers) Mill n Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas Cupflower (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                    scoparia Sendtner

                                                    Nothocestrum Gray - AIEA

                                                      breviflorum Gray Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is `Aiea and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (HI). Listed on March 4, 1994 (Volume 59 Federal Register 10324). Synonymy: Nothocestrum breviflorum var. longipes Hbd. , Nothocestrum brevifolium var. rupilosum B.C. Stone

                                                      latifolium Gray Synonymy: Nothocestrum subcordatum Mann

                                                      longifolium Gray Synonymy: Nothocestrum longifolium var. brevifolium Hbd. , Nothocestrum longifolium var. rufipilosum B.C. Stone

                                                      peltatum Skottsberg Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is `Aiea and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (HI). Listed on February 25, 1994 (Volume 59 Federal Register 9327). Synonymy: Nothocestrum inconcinnum St. John

                                                      Oryctes S. Wats. - DIGGERPLANT

                                                        nevadensis S. Wats.

                                                        Petunia Juss. - PETUNIA

                                                          axillaris (Lam.) B.S.P. Synonymy: Petunia X atkinsiana D. Don ex Loud. , Petunia hybrida Vilm. , Petunia violacea auct. non Juss.

                                                          Physalis L. - GROUND-CHERRY

                                                            acutifolia (Miers) Sandw. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Irrigation groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis wrightii Gray

                                                            alkekengi L.

                                                            angulata L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Cutleaf groundcherry, southwest groundcherry, lanceleaf groundcherry, purple-vein groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis angulata var. lanceifolia (Nees) Waterfall , Physalis angulata var. pendula (Rydb.) Waterfall , Physalis lanceifolia Nees , Physalis pendula Rydb.

                                                            angustifolia Nutt.

                                                            arenicola Kearney Synonymy: Physalis arenicola var. ciliosa (Rydb.) Waterfall , Physalis ciliosa Rydb.

                                                            carpenteri Riddell ex Rydb.

                                                            caudella Standl.

                                                            cinerascens (Dunal) A.S. Hitchc.

                                                              var. cinerascens Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Beach groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis mollis var. cinerascens (Dunal) Gray , Physalis mollis var. parvifolia Rydb. , Physalis pensylvanica var. cinerascens Dunal , Physalis pensylvanica var. sinuatodentata Dunal , Physalis saltillensis Fern. , Physalis viscosa var. cinerascens (Dunal) Waterfall , Physalis viscosa var. yucatanensis Waterfall

                                                              var. spathulifolia (Torr.) Sullivan Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis lanceolata var. spathulifolia Torr. , Physalis viscosa var. spathulifolia (Torr.) Gray

                                                            cordata P. Mill. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis barbadensis var. glabra (Michx.) Fern. , Physalis barbadensis var. obscura (Michx.) Rydb. , Physalis pubescens var. glabra (Michx.) Waterfall

                                                            crassifolia Benth.

                                                              var. crassifolia Synonymy: Physalis crassifolia var. cardiophylla (Torr.) Gray , Physalis greenei Vasey & Rose

                                                              var. versicolor (Rydb.) Waterfall Synonymy: Physalis versicolor Rydb.

                                                            grisea (Waterfall) M. Martinez Synonymy: Physalis pubescens var. grisea Waterfall

                                                            hederifolia Gray

                                                              var. comata (Rydb.) Waterfall Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Hillside groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis comata Rydb. , Physalis rotundata Rydb.

                                                              var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Heartleaf groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis fendleri Gray , Physalis fendleri var. cordifolia Gray , Physalis hederifolia var. cordifolia (Gray) Waterfall

                                                              var. hederifolia Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis hederifolia var. puberula Gray

                                                              var. palmeri (Gray) Cronq. Synonymy: Physalis palmeri Gray

                                                            heterophylla Nees

                                                              var. heterophylla Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis ambigua (Gray) Britt. , Physalis heterophylla var. ambigua (Gray) Rydb. , Physalis heterophylla var. clavipes Fern. , Physalis heterophylla var. nyctaginea (Dunal) Rydb. , Physalis heterophylla var. villosa Waterfall , Physalis nyctaginea Dunal , Physalis sinuata Rydb.

                                                              var. rowellii Stanford Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                            hispida (Waterfall) Cronq. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis lanceolata auct. non Michx. , Physalis longifolia var. hispida (Waterfall) Steyermark , Physalis pumila ssp. hispida (Waterfall) Hinton , Physalis virginiana var. hispida Waterfall

                                                            lanceolata Michx.

                                                            latiphysa Waterfall

                                                            longifolia Nutt.

                                                              var. longifolia Value out of range (bonout3 : 571) Value out of range (bonout3 : 573) Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis pumila var. sonorae Torr. , Physalis rigida Pollard & Ball , Physalis virginiana var. sonorae (Torr.) Waterfall

                                                              var. subglabrata (Mackenzie & Bush) Cronq. Value out of range (bonout3 : 571) Value out of range (bonout3 : 573) Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Bladder groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis macrophysa Rydb. , Physalis subglabrata Mackenzie & Bush , Physalis virginiana var. subglabrata (Mackenzie & Bush) Waterfall

                                                            minima L. Synonymy: Physalis eggersii O.E. Schulz , Physalis lagascae Roemer & J.A. Schultes , Physalis lagascae var. glabrescens O.E. Schulz

                                                            missouriensis Mackenzie & Bush Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Missouri groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis pubescens var. missouriensis (Mackenzie & Bush) Waterfall

                                                            mollis Nutt.

                                                              var. mollis Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Field groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis viscosa ssp. mollis (Nutt.) Waterfall

                                                              var. variovestita (Waterfall) Sullivan Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis variovestita Waterfall

                                                            peruviana L.

                                                            philadelphica Lam. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Tomatillo groundcherry, Mexican groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                              var. immaculata Waterfall Synonymy: Physalis ixocarpa auct. non Brot. ex Hornem.

                                                            pubescens L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Downy groundcherry, low hair groundcherry, tomato fresadilla No Texas distribution data available

                                                              var. integrifolia (Dunal) Waterfall Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis pruinosa auct. non L.

                                                              var. pubescens Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis barbadensis Jacq. , Physalis floridana Rydb.

                                                            pumila Nutt. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Prairie groundcherry, low groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                            subulata Rydb.

                                                              var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall ex Kartesz & Gandhi Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis foetens var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall , Physalis neomexicana Rydb.

                                                              var. subulata

                                                            turbinata Medik. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Thicket groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                            virginiana P. Mill. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Virginia groundcherry No Texas distribution data available

                                                              var. campaniforma Waterfall

                                                              var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterfall

                                                              var. texana (Rydb.) Waterfall Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                              var. virginiana Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis intermedia Rydb. , Physalis monticola C. Mohr

                                                            viscosa L. Synonymy: Physalis fuscomaculata de Rouv. ex Dunal

                                                            walteri Nutt. Synonymy: Physalis elliottii Kuntze , Physalis maritima M.A. Curtis , Physalis viscosa ssp. maritima (M.A. Curtis) Waterfall , Physalis viscosa var. elliottii (Kuntze) Waterfall , Physalis viscosa var. maritima (M.A. Curtis) Rydb.

                                                            Quincula Raf. - CHINESE-LANTERN

                                                              lobata (Torr.) Raf. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Purple groundcherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Physalis lobata Torr. , Physalis lobata var. albiflora Waterfall

                                                              Salpichroa Miers - LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY-VINE

                                                                origanifolia (Lam.) Baill. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Cocks-eggs (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Perizoma rhomboidea (Gillies & Hook.) Small , Salpichroa rhomboidea (Gillies & Hook.) Miers

                                                                Salpiglossis K. Koch

                                                                  sinuata Ruiz & PavĒn

                                                                  Schizanthus Ruiz & PavĒn - POORMAN'S-ORCHID

                                                                    pinnatus Ruiz & PavĒn Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                    Scopolia Jacq. - SCOPOLIA

                                                                      carniolica Jacq.

                                                                      Solandra Sw. - CHALICEVINE

                                                                        grandiflora Sw. Synonymy: Swartzia grandiflora (Sw.) J.F. Gmel.

                                                                        Solanum L. - HORSE-NETTLE AND NIGHTSHADE

                                                                          americanum P. Mill. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds , Solanum americanum var. patulum (L.) Edmonds , Solanum fistulosum Dunal ex Poir. , Solanum hermannii Dunal , Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & Jaeger , Solanum nigrum var. americanum (P. Mill.) O.E. Schulz , Solanum nigrum var. virginicum L. , Solanum nodiflorum Jacq. , Solanum sodomeum auct. non L.

                                                                          antillarum O.E. Schulz

                                                                          aviculare G. Forst. Synonymy: Solanum laciniatum Ait.

                                                                          bahamense L.

                                                                            var. bahamense

                                                                            var. luxurians D'Arcy

                                                                            var. rugelii D'Arcy

                                                                          bulbocastanum Dunal

                                                                          campechiense L. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum guanicense Urban

                                                                          capsicastrum Link ex Schauer Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: False jerusalem cherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          capsicoides All. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Soda-apple nightshade, cockroach berry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum aculeatissimum sensu Schulz, non Jacq. , Solanum ciliatum Lam.

                                                                          cardiophyllum Lindl.

                                                                          carolinense L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Carolina horse nettle (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                            var. carolinense

                                                                            var. floridanum (Shuttlw. ex Dunal) Chapman Synonymy: Solanum floridanum Shuttlw. ex Dunal , Solanum godfreyi Shinners

                                                                            var. hirsutum (Nutt.) Gray

                                                                          citrullifolium A. Braun

                                                                            var. citrullifolium Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Watermelon nightshade, melon-leaf nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                            var. setigerum Bartlett Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          conocarpum Dunal

                                                                          davisense M.D. Whalen Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          deflexum Greenm.

                                                                          dimidiatum Raf. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Western horse nettle (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum perplexum Small , Solanum torreyi Gray

                                                                          diphyllum L.

                                                                          donianum Walp. Synonymy: Solanum blodgettii Chapman , Solanum verbascifolium sensu L.

                                                                          douglasii Dunal Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Douglas nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum nigrum var. douglasii (Dunal) Gray

                                                                          drymophilum O.E. Schulz Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Erubia and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (PR). Listed on August 26, 1988 (Volume 53 Federal Register 32830).

                                                                          dulcamara L.

                                                                            var. dulcamara

                                                                            var. villosissimum Desv.

                                                                          elaeagnifolium Cav. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Silverleaf nightshade, white horse nettle, bullnettle, trompillo (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          erianthum D. Don Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Mullein nightshade, potato tree, salvodora (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum erianthum var. adulterinum (Hamilton ex G. Don) Baker & Simmonds , Solanum verbascifolium auct. non L.

                                                                          fendleri Gray ex Torr.

                                                                            var. fendleri Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Fendler potato (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                            var. texense Correll Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          furcatum Dunal ex Poir.

                                                                          gayanum (Remy) Phil. f.

                                                                          glaucophyllum Desf. Synonymy: Solanum glaucum Dunal

                                                                          gracilius Herter Synonymy: Solanum americanum var. baylisii D'Arcy , Solanum gracile Otto , Solanum ottonis auct. non Hyl. , Solanum sublobatum auct. non Willd. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes

                                                                          heterodoxum Dunal

                                                                            var. heterodoxum

                                                                            var. novomexicanum Bartlett

                                                                            var. setigeroides M.D. Whalen Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          hindsianum Benth.

                                                                          incompletum Dunal Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Popolo ku mai and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (HI). Listed on November 10, 1994 (Volume 59 Federal Register 56350). Synonymy: Solanum haleakalaense St. John , Solanum incompletum var. glabratum Hbd. , Solanum incompletum var. mauiense Hbd.

                                                                          interius Rydb. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          jamaicense P. Mill.

                                                                          jamesii Torr. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Wild potato (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          lanceifolium Jacq.

                                                                          lanceolatum Cav.

                                                                          leptosepalum Correll Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Wild potato (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          lumholtzianum Bartlett

                                                                          mammosum L.

                                                                          marginatum L. f.

                                                                          mauritianum Scop. Synonymy: Solanum auriculatum Ait.

                                                                          melongena L.

                                                                          mucronatum O.E. Schulz

                                                                          nelsonii Dunal Synonymy: Solanum nelsonii var. thomasiifolium Seem.

                                                                          nigrescens Mart. & Gal.

                                                                          nigrum L. Synonymy: Solanum rubrum auct. non L.

                                                                          parishii Heller

                                                                          persicifolium Dunal

                                                                          physalifolium Rusby Present in the Texas flora (treated as Solanum sarrachoides Sendt. by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Hairy nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum (Bitter) Edmonds , Solanum sarrachoides auct. non Sendtner , Solanum villosum auct. non (L.) P. Mill.

                                                                          pinnatisectum Dunal

                                                                          polygamum Vahl

                                                                          pseudocapsicum L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Jerusalem cherry (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          pseudogracile Heiser Synonymy: Solanum gracile sensu Small

                                                                          ptychanthum Dunal Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Blueflower buffalo-bur, American nightshade, hierba mora negra (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Solanum americanum auct. non P. Mill. , Solanum nigrum auct. non L.

                                                                          quitoense Lam.

                                                                          racemosum Jacq.

                                                                          riedlei Dunal

                                                                          robustum Wendl.

                                                                          rostratum Dunal Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Buffalo-bur, Kansas thistle, mala mujer (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Androcera rostrata (Dunal) Rydb. , Solanum cornutum auct. non Lam.

                                                                          rugosum Dunal

                                                                          sandwicense Hook. & Arn. Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is `Aiakeakua, popolo and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (HI). Listed on February 25, 1994 (Volume 59 Federal Register 9327). Synonymy: Solanum hillebrandii St. John , Solanum kavaiense Hbd.

                                                                          sarrachoides Sendtner

                                                                          seaforthianum Andr.

                                                                          sisymbriifolium Lam. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Sticky nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          surattense Burm.

                                                                          tampicense Dunal Synonymy: Solanum houstonii Dunel 1813, non Martyn 1807

                                                                          tenuilobatum Parish

                                                                          tenuipes Bartlett

                                                                            var. latisectum M.D. Whalen Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                            var. tenuipes Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          torvum Sw. Synonymy: Solanum ficifolium Ortega

                                                                          triflorum Nutt. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Cutleaf nightshade (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          triquetrum Cav. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas nightshade, hierba mora (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                                                          tuberosum L.

                                                                          umbelliferum Eschsch.

                                                                            var. glabrescens Torr.

                                                                            var. incanum Torr.

                                                                            var. umbelliferum

                                                                          viarum Dunal

                                                                          viride G. Forst. ex Spreng. Synonymy: Solanum puberulum Nutt. ex Seem.

                                                                          wallacei (Gray) Parish

                                                                            var. clokeyi (Munz) McMinn Synonymy: Solanum clokeyi Munz , Solanum wallacei ssp. clokeyi (Munz) Thorne

                                                                            var. wallacei

                                                                          wendlandii Hook. f.

                                                                          woodburyi Howard

                                                                          xanti Gray

                                                                            var. glabrescens Parish

                                                                            var. hoffmannii Munz

                                                                            var. intermedium Parish

                                                                            var. montanum Munz

                                                                            var. obispoense (Eastw.) Wiggins

                                                                            var. xanti


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