Solanum nigrum L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum nigrum L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 54663, 10 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Belgium. Brussels, in the old Jardin Botanique/Plantentuin, not far from the Gare du Nord train station.

  • Habitat

    Untended weedy flower bed, with Urtica dioica, Solanum nigrum, S. dulcamara. Many plants, uniform.

  • Description

    Herbs to 1.3 m. tall. Corolla white. Anthers yellow. Fruit black, with dull gloss, all reflexed and pointing downward. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Almost identical to ones adventive in New York City in the last two decades but the central stem not as strong, and fewer and longer hairs on the stem, the foliage not viscid, the stems only slightly so. Flowers visited by a small bumble bee (9:00 A.M., sunny), the same one visiting nearby no. 54664 Solanum dulcamara L.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00854729

    Occurrence ID: 2cb9e293-c3b5-4748-a93e-1541c79c882c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum nigrum L. det M. H. Nee, 2006

  • Region

    Europe

  • Country

    Belgium

  • Locality

    Brussels, in the old Jardin Botanique/Plantentuin, not far from the Gare du Nord train station

  • Elevation

    Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    50.855, -4.3608

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