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Solanum emulans Raf.

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Family :

Famille :

Solanaceae

Synonym(s) :

Synonyme(s) :

Solanum ptychanthum (misapplied)

Common Name(s) :

Nom(s) commun(s) :

Eastern black nightshade

Solanum emulans (eastern black nightshade) seeds

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  • Solanum emulans (eastern black nightshade) seed

  • Solanum emulans (eastern black nightshade) seed

  • Solanum emulans (eastern black nightshade) seed

  • Solanum emulans (eastern black nightshade) berry

  • Solanum emulans crushed berry with seeds and stone cells

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Regulation :

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    Regulation Notes:

    Distribution :

    Répartition :

    This species is native to North America, introduced to eastern Asia and northern Europe (GBIF 2017; USDA-ARS 2017). It is widespread in the United States, except for Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California, where it is not present (USDA-NRCS 2017).

    Habitat and Crop Association :

    Habitat et Cultures Associées :

    Eastern black nightshade grows in cultivated fields, gardens, shores, thickets, open forests, roadsides and disturbed areas (Darbyshire 2003).

    Economic Use, cultivation area, and Weed Association :

    Utilisation économique, zone de culture et association de mauvaises herbes :

    Duration of Life Cycle :

    Durée du cycle vital:

    Annual

    Dispersal Unit Type :

    Type d’unité de dispersion :

    Seed

    General Information

    RENSEIGNEMENTS GÉNÉRAUX

    Eastern black nightshade, along with American black nightshade (S. americanum) and black nightshade (S. nigrum) represent the Canadian species of the ‘nightshade complex’ and are difficult to distinguish due to similar characteristics (Bassett and Munro 1985).

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    Identification

    Identification

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    • Seed

      Size

      • Seed length: 1.3 – 1.6 mm (average 1.4 mm); width:  0.9 – 1.3 mm (average 1.1 mm)

      Shape

      • Seed is round to oval shape with a hilum end tapered to a short ‘beak’, flattened

      Surface Texture

      • Seed surface is strongly reticulated with small, straight or wavy-edged interspaces
      • The reticulation near the hilum has elongated cells

      Colour

      • Seed is light yellow, slightly shiny

      Other Features

      • Hilum is a thin slit along the margin

      Solanum emulans (eastern black nightshade) seeds

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    Additional Botany Information

    AUTRES RENSEIGNEMENTS BOTANIQUES

    Similar Species

    ESPÈCES SEMBLABLES

    Similar species are based on a study of seed morphology of various species, and those with similar dispersal units are identified. The study is limited by physical specimen and literature availability at the time of examination, and possibly impacted by the subjectivity of the authors based on their knowledge and experience. Providing similar species information for seed identification is to make users aware of similarities that could possibly result in misidentification.

    Solanum nigrum (black nightshade)

    Black nightshade seeds have a similar flattened shape, tapered ‘beak’ at the hilum, yellow colour, and small-celled surface reticulation that elongates at the hilum.

    Black nightshade seeds are generally larger than eastern black nightshade (average length: 1.7 mm; width: 1.3 mm), oval-shaped, with more shallow interspaces in the centre of the seeds. The interspaces of eastern black nightshade are a uniform depth across the seed. The ‘beak’ near the hilum appears more prominent than in eastern black nightshade seeds.

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    Reference(s)

    Référence(s)

    Bassett, I.J. and Munro, D.B. 1985. The biology of Canadian weeds. 67. Solanum ptycanthum Dun., S. nigrum L. and S. sarrachoides Sendt. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 65:401-414.

    Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch. Ottawa, ON.

    Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat 2017, GBIF Home Page. https://www.gbif.org Accessed April 25, 2017.

    Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat. 2022. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/3801688 Accessed December 29, 2022.

    U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS). 2017. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysearch Accessed April 25, 2017.

    U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS). 2017. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA. https://plants.usda.gov/home Accessed April 25, 2017.

    U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS). 2022. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA. http://plants.usda.gov Accessed December 29, 2022

    Author(s)

    AUTEUR(S)

    Jennifer Neudorf, Angela Salzl, Ruojing Wang, Karen Castro, Katrina Entwistle

    Canadian Food Inspection Agency

    contactus@idseed.org

    Last updated
    on 2023-03-27

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