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Solanum diphyllum L.
twoleaf nightshade
Symbol: SODI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Solanaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for SODI2
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Plant Distribution by State

Solanum diphyllum L.

SODI2

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

FL*
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Florida
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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Solanum diphyllum L.

View 41 genera in Solanaceae, 102 species in Solanum

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Classification:
Solanum diphyllum L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Solanales –
                         Family Solanaceae – Potato family
                            Genus Solanum L. – nightshade
                               Species Solanum diphyllum L. – twoleaf nightshade

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Invasive Information:
Solanum diphyllum L.
        twinleaf nightshade
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
FLEPPC   Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List (http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

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Introduced Information:
Solanum diphyllum L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Solanum diphyllum L.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30426.

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Solanum diphyllum L.

    Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

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