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Solanum americanum
American black nightshade, common purple nightshade, smallflower nightshade
Saguaro 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:		AZ: SNR
Evidence:		4 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
American Memorial Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
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	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:	6/4/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/12/2025 2:33:25 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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