Taxon: Solanum tampicense Dunal

A declared noxious weed by USDA-APHIS.

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:

FL*, MAª, NCª, OKª, SCª, TXª.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

Common names:

• wetland nightshade   (Source: Invaders Database ) – English
  
• espina de manglar   (Source: F Veracruz ) – Spanish
  
• salsita de agua   (Source: F Veracruz ) – Spanish
  

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see MMPND for additional names in foreign scripts

Economic importance:

• Weed   (fide Wunderlin et al., Sida 15:605, 609.; Invasive Pl Spec)
  

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View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Mexico
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Mesoamerica: Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala
  Caribbean: Cuba

      Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  United States [s.e.]

References:

• Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978–. Flora de Veracruz. (F Veracruz)
• Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. (Solan IV) 324.
• Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
• USDA/ARS. INVADERS database system. The University of Montana - on-line resource. (Invaders Database)
• Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec)
• Wunderlin, R. P. et al. 1993. Solanum viarum and S. tampicense (Solanaceae): two weedy species new to Florida and the United States. Sida 15:605–613.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Solanum tampicense.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Solanum tampicense. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Solanum tampicense Dunal:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Solanaceae Source: A global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Jump to Solanaceae Genomics Network

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409884 (09 February 2010)

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