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Solanum ptychanthum
black nightshade
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Solanum ptychanthum Dunal
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		black nightshade
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Solanales, Family Solanaceae, Genus Solanum, Species Solanum ptychanthum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Badlands National Park	Big Bend National Park
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Great Falls Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/21/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/14/2025 3:17:37 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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