familySolanaceae
genusSolanum
speciesSolanum citrullifolium
varietySolanum citrullifolium var. setigerum

Solanum citrullifolium var. setigerum

Bartlett

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 628. 1909.

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.
Weedy
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Stems densely bristly with spreading or slightly descending prickles 4–8 mm and mostly less than 0.5 mm diam. at base, 25+ per cm of stem, sparsely pubescent with short-stipitate glands. Calyx lobes 3.3–3.5 mm. Seeds with low, radially oriented ridges.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Limestone, lava, sand, alluvial deposits, calcareous, gypseous, and saline flats, around wet depressions.
Elevation: 1100–1400 m.

Distribution

Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila).

Discussion

Variety setigerum is found occasionally in Presidio County, where it is becoming a serious nuisance in overgrazed and irrigated lands.

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
Bartlett +
Distribution
Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua +  and Coahuila). +
Elevation
1100–1400 m. +
Habitat
Limestone, lava, sand, alluvial deposits, calcareous, gypseous, and saline flats, around wet depressions. +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
Publication title
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Publication year
1909 +
Reference
None +
Special status
Weedy +
Synonyms
Lycopersicon +
Taxon family
Solanaceae +
Taxon name
Solanum citrullifolium var. setigerum +
Taxon parent
Solanum citrullifolium +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 14 +