Solanum capsicoides

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Family:	SOLANACEAE
Species:	Solanum capsicoides All.
Common Name:	Soda Apple; Cockroach Berry
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	So far as known, this species has only be collected in Alabama once. The collection was made in Baldwin County by Mohr in 1894. The specimen is curated in the US Herbarium.--B.R. Keener
Status:	Not Persisting, Not Native
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	SOLANACEAE - Nightshade/Potato family
Genus	Solanum
Species	Solanum capsicoides All. - Soda Apple; Cockroach Berry

Citation	Solanum capsicoides Allioni, Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taurin. 12. 1773.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Cult. in Italy, without data, Allioni s.n. (holotype: TO).

** Not applicable or data not available.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No specimens exist for this species.

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/17/2024

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.