Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Solanum nigrum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Family common name(s) | nightshade; night-shade; night shade; nightshades; potato |
| Genus common name(s) | solanum; nightshade; night-shade; night shade |
| Species common name(s) | European black nightshade; common black nightshade; small-fruited black nightshade; weedy black nightshade; deadly black nightshade; black deadly nightshade; common blackberry nightshade; black-fruited nightshade; black fruited nightshade; English nightshade; hound's berry; terong meranti |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | black nightshade, blackberry nightshade, black-berry nightshade, black berry nightshade, common nightshade, common white-flowered nightshade, white-flowered nightshade, garden nightshade, deadly nightshade, deadly night-shade, deadly night shade, woody nightshade, woody night-shade, woody night shade, potato bush, tomato bush, stubble-berry, stubble berry are applied to multiple Solanaceae taxa; buffalo-bur, buffalobur, buffalo bur, buffalo-burr, buffaloburr, buffalo burr, horse-nettle, horse nettle, horsenettle, bittersweet, bitter-sweet, poisonberry, poison-berry, poison berry, hounds berry, houndsberry, petty morel are applied to taxa in multiple families; blackberry is more commonly applied to Rubus; blueberry is more commonly applied to Vaccinium |
| | | Notes | European, English are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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