Biology:Solanum triflorum
| Solanum triflorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. triflorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum triflorum | |
Solanum triflorum is a species of nightshade, in the family Solanaceae, also known as cutleaf nightshade[1] and small nightshade.[2] Like many nightshades, S. triflorum is native to South America, specifically to Argentina ;[3] it has made its way onto other continents, including Europe and Australia,[4] as an introduced species, where it is deemed a weed, at times. It is present throughout much of North America, where it also not native.[3] It grows in many types of habitats, preferring tilled, disturbed terrain for germinating. It is an annual herb, producing sprawling, decumbent stems dotted with new growth. These decumbent, horizontal stems may quickly grow up to a meter in all directions. Solanum triflorum is covered in trichomes and hairs, which are sometimes mistaken for glands. The leaves are a few centimeters long, and deeply “cut” into slightly pointed, serrated lobes, garnering its common name, “cutleaf”. The inflorescence bears two or three flowers, each just under a centimeter wide when fully open. The flower is usually white, but may be greenish or purple-tinged. The fruit is a berry, similar to the nightshade family, roughly a centimeter wide.
References
- ↑ "Solanum triflorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SOTR. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Solanum triflorum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 January 2018 }}
- ↑ New South Wales Flora Online
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7161852 entry
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