Solanum elaeagnifolium

Classification	Dicots
Family	Solanaceae
Family (Traditional)	Solanaceae
Genus	Solanum
Species:	Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Common Name	Bull Nettle; Silverleaf Nightshade; White Horse Nettle
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Solanum flavidum	Solanum flavidum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Hickman (KY), DeKalb (TN), Madison (TN), Maury (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0192754	Hickman	Kentucky	TENN Solanum elaeagnifolium
HTTU009693	DeKalb	Tennessee	HTTU Solanum elaeagnifolium
TENN-V-0192348	Shelby	Tennessee	TENN Solanum elaeagnifolium
TENN-V-0192347	Obion	Tennessee	TENN Solanum elaeagnifolium
TENN-V-0192345	Madison	Tennessee	TENN Solanum elaeagnifolium
TENN-V-0192346	Maury	Tennessee	TENN Solanum elaeagnifolium

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Solanum elaeagnifolium

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