Solanum sarrachoides

Classification	Dicots
Family	Solanaceae
Family (Traditional)	Solanaceae
Genus	Solanum
Species:	Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn.
Common Name	Orange mullein
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; 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: White; 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[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 sarachoides	Solanum sarachoides Sendtn.

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: Lewis (KY), Trigg (KY), Henry (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1986 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0059370	Trigg	Kentucky	18 Aug 2016	Edward Chester	APSC Solanum sarachoides
APSC0001561	Stewart	Tennessee	20 Aug 1986	E W Chester 86-897-B	APSC Solanum sarachoides
TENN-V-0192424	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Solanum sarachoides
APSC0001560	Stewart	Tennessee	20 Aug 1986	E W Chester 86-897-A	APSC Solanum sarachoides
TENN-V-0192423	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Solanum sarachoides
TENN-V-0192422	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Solanum sarachoides
BEREA025155	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Solanum sarrachoides
BEREA025156	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Solanum sarrachoides
APSC0001559	Trigg	Kentucky	26 Sep 1986	E W Chester 86-1095	APSC Solanum sarachoides
APSC0001562	Henry	Tennessee	23 Sep 2009	Dwayne Estes with Ryan Thum 11193	APSC Solanum sarachoides

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Solanum sarrachoides

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