Solanum scabrum Mill.

Filed As

Solanaceae
Solanum scabrum Mill.

Collector(s)

M. H. Nee 27524, 13 Aug 1983

Location

United States of America. Illinois. Cook Co. Chicago. 4200 N. Hazel St.

Habitat

In garden where grown last year (= 18248).

Description

Spontaneous from seeds, the seedlings abundant. Erect herbs with single stem, the main stem triangular, with conspicuous spinose wings sparingly branched in upper portion with ascending and then spreading branches, the branches also triangular but generally without spinose projections on the less prominent wings. Corolla white; anthers dull orange-brown with purple at tip. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Notes (shown on label)

Plants recognized by a neighbor, a native of Nigeria, even when the plants small and before blooming; said to be used in Nigeria as a pot herb but the fruits not eaten; he recognized the local weed Solanum ptychanthum as a similar type of plant but not the same as the one known in Nigeria.

Specimen Notes

"Cultivated Plants of U.S.A."

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00820631

Occurrence ID: 1896da12-628e-4e78-8929-83dc7e096cd7

Related Objects

Specimen - 00820606, M. H. Nee 18248, Solanum scabrum Mill., Solanaceae (287.0), Magnoliophyta; North America, United States of America, Illinois, Cook Co.

Specimen - 00820632, M. H. Nee 18248, Solanum scabrum Mill., Solanaceae (287.0), Magnoliophyta; North America, United States of America, Illinois, Cook Co.

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