Solanum dulcamara

Classification	Dicots
Family	Solanaceae
Family (Traditional)	Solanaceae
Genus	Solanum
Species:	Solanum dulcamara L.
Common Name	Bittersweeet; Bittersweet; Bittersweet. Woody Nightshade; Climbing Nightshade; Corallini; Deadly Nightshade; Dulcamara; Woody Nightshade
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (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 dulcamara var. album	Solanum dulcamara var. album

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: Campbell (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Oldham (KY), Carter (TN), DeKalb (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Lake (TN), Sullivan (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0119450	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Solanum dulcamara
HTTU009692	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Solanum dulcamara
SWMT03378	Lake	Tennessee	14 May 1937	John H. Davis	SWMT Solanum dulcamara
31234100675188	Jefferson	Kentucky	01 May 1977	K. Donald Walker 40	EKY Solanum dulcamara
BEREA020861	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Solanum dulcamara
31973000012247	Kenton	Kentucky	30 Jun 1976	Applegarth, Patrick 115	KNK Solanum dulcamara
BEREA020860	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Solanum dulcamara
TENN-V-0192344	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Solanum dulcamara
APSC0119451	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Solanum dulcamara
UCHT034803	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Solanum dulcamara
31234100675261	Sullivan	Tennessee	23 May 1979	W. Michael Dennis	EKY Solanum dulcamara
APSC0119448	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Solanum dulcamara
APSC0082881	Jefferson	Kentucky	29 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Solanum dulcamara
APSC0097627	Jefferson	Kentucky	27 Apr 1982	Max Medley	APSC Solanum dulcamara
ETSU035500	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solanum dulcamara
ETSU035499	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Solanum dulcamara
31234100675170	Jefferson	Kentucky	08 May 2006	Patricia D. Haragan 889	EKY Solanum dulcamara
BEREA020862	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Solanum dulcamara
31973000012246	Kenton	Kentucky	04 Jun 2006	Whitson, Maggie (Mary) s.n.	KNK Solanum dulcamara
APSC0119452	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Solanum dulcamara
BRIT149234		Tennessee			VDB Solanum dulcamara
31973000012248	Campbell	Kentucky	30 May 1981	Buddell, George 288	KNK Solanum dulcamara
APSC0098050	Jefferson	Kentucky	20 May 1982	Max Medley	APSC Solanum dulcamara
APSC0119447	Oldham	Kentucky			APSC Solanum dulcamara

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Solanum dulcamara

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