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Scientific Name
Solanum carolinense var. carolinense
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Solanum carolinense var. carolinense L.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Carolina Horsenettle
Park Synonyms
Solanum carolinense
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Genus | Solanum |
| Species | Solanum carolinense |
| Variety | Solanum carolinense var. carolinense |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
on Park list
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Elevation Range Tags
- Low to Mid
Life form Tags
- Perennial Herb
Park Rank Tags
- Park uncommon
Taxa Group Tags
- Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Dicot
Wetland Status Tags
- Facultative Upland
Bloom Time Tags
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
88
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 12:35:26 PM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/31/2025 7:25:11 AM
Notes
10/31/25 TE: Added the parent holding of S. carolinense as a synonym for the variety S. carolinense var. carolinense. This is the only variety in our region, according to Weakley 2024.
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