familySolanaceae
genusSolanum
speciesSolanum carolinense
varietySolanum carolinense var. floridanum

Solanum carolinense var. floridanum

Chapman

Fl. South. U.S., 349. 1860. (as floridana)

Lynn Bohs1, 1The author wishes to acknowledge co-authorship with David M. Spooner† on S. jamesii and S. stoloniferum and with Sandra Knapp and Tiina Särkinen on the black nightshade species.
Common names: Florida horsenettle
Endemic
Basionym: Solanum floridanum Shuttleworth ex Dunal in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle Prodr. 13(1): 306. 1852
Synonyms: S. godfreyi Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Leaves with margins deeply lobed more than 1/2 dis­tance to midvein, often lobed almost to midvein; lobes typi­cally rounded at apex. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat: Moist areas, sandy riverbanks, slash pine–palmetto woodlands, roadsides.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

Fla., Ga.

Discussion

Variety floridanum is found in the vicinity of the Apalachicola, Aucilla, and Suwannee rivers in the Gulf Coast region of Florida and Georgia and sparingly in the coastal plain of Georgia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Lynn Bohs1 +  and 1The author wishes to acknowledge co-authorship with David M. Spooner† on S. jamesii and S. stoloniferum and with Sandra Knapp and Tiina Särkinen on the black nightshade species. +
Authority
Chapman +
Basionyms
Solanum floridanum +
Common name
Florida horsenettle +
Distribution
Fla. +  and Ga. +
Elevation
0–10 m. +
Habitat
Moist areas, sandy riverbanks, slash pine–palmetto woodlands, roadsides. +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering May–Sep. +
Publication title
Fl. South. U.S., +
Publication year
1860 +
Reference
None +
Special status
Endemic +
Synonyms
S. godfreyi +
Taxon family
Solanaceae +
Taxon name
Solanum carolinense var. floridanum +
Taxon parent
Solanum carolinense +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 14 +