| black nightshade | USDA PLANTS Symbol: SONI U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub Forbs/Herbs |
| Solanum nigrum L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Solanales: Solanaceae |
| Synonym(s): deadly nightshade, garden nightshade |
| Native Range: Europe |
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
![]() Plant(s); Young black nightshade plant (Solanum nigrum). Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) growing as a weed in a field of dry beans. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) growing as a weed in a field of dry beans. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) growing as a weed in a field of dry bean plants. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); Potted plants of American black nightshade (Solanum nigrum). Phil Westra, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Flower(s); flowering stem. Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Flower(s); Bonsak Hammeraas, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Flower(s); flowers Larry Trekell, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Fruit(s); Fruits of eastern black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) on the left, compared with those of hairy nightshade (S. sarrachoides) on the right. Phil Westra, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Fruit(s); berries Larry Trekell, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Seed(s); Arrows point to the marginal position of the hilum for each seed. Note that it is often below the seed's shallow notch. D. Walters and C. Southwick, CPHST, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Seed(s); Lateral view of three seeds showing hilum. D. Walters and C. Southwick, CPHST, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
![]() State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Death Valley National Park (California) Lake Mead National Park (Nevada) |























