Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31:641. 1904
Verified:
11/23/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
- Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. The vascular plants of Iowa. 1994
- Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
- McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
- PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Schilling, E. E. 1981. Systematics of Solanum sect. Solanum (Solanaceae) in North America. Syst. Bot. 6:182.
- Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
- Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Common names
English
plains black nightshade –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Wyoming]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually). |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316838.
Accessed 16 December 2025.