Solanum chenopodioides Lam.

Black Nightshade
Goosefoot Nightshade
Divine Nightshade

Synonym(s): Solanum nigrescens

Florida native

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A common shrub of disturbed sites throughout much of Florida, Solanum chenopodioides is also native to South America.
This is one of two species of black nightshades native to Florida, the other being S. americanum, or american black nightshade. They can be differentiated by the mature fruit, S. chenopodioides having dull black nodding fruit, while S. americanum has shiny black fruits that are held erect.

Solanum chenopodioides is a member of the Solanaceae - Potato family.

Other species of the Solanum genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
  Solanum americanum - AMERICAN BLACK NIGHTSHADE
  Solanum bahamense - BAHAMA NIGHTSHADE
  Solanum capsicoides - SODA APPLE
  Solanum carolinense var. carolinense - CAROLINA HORSENETTLE
  Solanum dulcamara - CLIMBING NIGHTSHADE
  Solanum sisymbriifolium - STICKY NIGHTSHADE
  Solanum viarum - TROPICAL SODA APPLE

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species

iNaturalist profile for this species

USDA Plant Profile for this species

Date record last modified: Dec 08, 2023