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Solanum americanum
American black nightshade, common purple nightshade, smallflower nightshade
Big Bend National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Solanum americanum Mill.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
American Memorial Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bandelier National Monument	Big Cypress National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Death Valley National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Muir National Historic Site
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Mojave National Preserve	Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Park of American Samoa	North Cascades National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tuzigoot National Monument
Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/21/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/12/2025 10:12:50 AM

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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