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 physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum |
| 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) | hoe nightshade; ground-cherry nightshade; ground cherry nightshade; groundcherry nightshade; cherry nightshade |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | leafy-fruited nightshade [Solanum sarrachoides]; leafy fruited nightshade [Solanum sarrachoides] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | black nightshade, hairy nightshade, hairy-nightshade, viscid nightshade, green bightshade are applied to multiple Solanum taxa; West Indian nightshade is more commonly applied to Solanum ptychanthum; American nightshade, buffalo-bur, buffalobur, buffalo bur, buffalo-burr, buffaloburr, buffalo burr, horse-nettle, horse nettle, horsenettle, bittersweet, bitter-sweet are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn., misapplied |
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