Solanum nigrum L.

vernacular black nightshade — species · Solanaceae

USDA: SONI
GBIF: 9150405
Rank: species

black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) — Platephotograph · Krylenko VVCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Solanaceae Juss.
Genus: Solanum

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Introduced
CAN Canada Introduced
HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 73 counties across 12 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 73 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state