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Solanum americanum

Family Solanaceae

Species Profile

Species classification	Naturalised
Common names	Black Currant
Synonyms	Solanum adventitium Polgar; Solanum amarantoides Dunal; Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds; Solanum caribaeum Dunal; Solanum curtipes Bitter; Solanum depilatum Bitter; Solanum diodontum Bitter; Solanum ganchouenense H. Lév.; Solanum gollmeri Bitter; Solanum humile Lam.; Solanum imerinense Bitter; Solanum inconspicuum Bitter; Solanum indecorum Rich.; Solanum inops Dunal; Solanum macrotonum Bitter; Solanum minutibaccatum var. curtipedunculatum Bitter; Solanum nigrum L.; Solanum nigrum var. americanum (Mill.) O.E. Schulz; Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium G. Mey.; Solanum nigrum var. dillenii A. Gray; Solanum nigrum var. minor Hook. f.; Solanum nigrum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) A. Gray; Solanum nigrum var. pauciflorum Liou; Solanum nigrum var. virginicum L.; Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.; Solanum nodiflorum var. acuminatum Dunal; Solanum nodiflorum var. macrophyllum Dunal; Solanum nodiflorum var. petiolastrum Dunal; Solanum nodiflorum var. puberulum Dunal; Solanum nodiflorum var. sapucayense Chodat; Solanum oleraceum Dunal; Solanum paredesii Heiser; Solanum parviflorum Badarò; Solanum photeinocarpum Nakam. & Odash.; Solanum pterocaulon Dunal; Solanum ptychanthum Dunal; Solanum purpuratum Bitter; Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L. f.; Solanum sciaphilum Bitter; Solanum tenellum Bitter; Solanum triangulare Lam.
Longevity	Annual
Growth form	Herb
Seed dispersal morphology	Fleshy fruit/Edible/Aril
Maximum height (m)	2
Capable of vegetative reproduction	Information unavailable
Native range	Information unavailable
Exotic range (Australia)	TAS, VIC, SA, WA, NSW, QLD, ACT, NT
Exotic range (other)	Information unavailable
Habitat types (exotic)	Disturbed areas (including trails), Agricultural land, Coastal vegetation/sand dunes, Woodlands, Riparian systems, Wastelands, Forest, Thickets
Soil type (exotic)	Sandy, Clay
Decade of introduction	1840