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Solanaceae

Forked nightshade

Solanum furcatum Dunal

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Forked nightshade: Solanum furcatum 5km E from Banos Morales in Región Metropolitana, Chile
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Forked nightshade
Welsh
Codwarth tal

Synonyms

  • Solanum andinum Reiche
  • Solanum bridgesii Phil.
  • Solanum caudiculatum Phil.
  • Solanum coxii Phil.
  • Solanum crenatodentatum Dunal
  • Solanum crenatodentatum var. crenatodentatum
  • Solanum deltoideum Colla
  • Solanum furcatum var. acutidentatum Nees
  • Solanum furcatum var. furcatum
  • Solanum furcatum var. glabrum G.Don
  • Solanum furcatum var. integerrimum Nees
  • Solanum furcatum var. obtusidentatum Nees
  • Solanum furcatum var. pilosum G.Don
  • Solanum furcatum var. subintegerrimum Nees
  • Solanum masafueranum Bitter & Skottsb.
  • Solanum monttianum Bitter
  • Solanum muricatum Bertero ex Dunal
  • Solanum nigrum var. crentatodentatum (Dunal) O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum nigrum var. stylosum Witasek ex Reiche
  • Solanum pterocaulum var. dichotomiflorum Dunal
  • Solanum rancaguense Dunal
  • Solanum rancaguinum Phil.
  • Solanum robinsonianum Bitter
  • Solanum spretum C.V.Morton & L.B.Sm.
  • Solanum subandinum Phil.
  • Solanum tredecimgranum Bitter
  • Witheringia furcata (Dunal) J.Rémy

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.