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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solanum pseudocapsicum   FAMILY Solanaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solanum pseudocapsicum   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Solanum pseudocapsicum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)

Solanum pseudocapsicum

(?) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Solanum capsicastrum

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Solanum pseudo-capsicum

 

COMMON NAME:
Jerusalem-cherry


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image of Solanum pseudocapsicum, Jerusalem-cherry

Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org    bug_1392054

Month Unknown        

Foliage glabrous, glabrescent or very sparsely pubescent (w appressed hairs), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Solanum pseudocapsicum, Jerusalem-cherry

Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org    bug_1392055

Month Unknown        

Stems and leaves not prickly or spiny. Berry dull red, ~ 1cm wide at maturity, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solanum pseudocapsicum   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solanum pseudocapsicum   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Solanum pseudocapsicum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Solanum pseudocapsicum

(?) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Solanum capsicastrum

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Solanum pseudo-capsicum

 

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2932

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, sandbars, bottomland hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

Rare

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems and leaves unarmed

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx
5-parted rotate corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dull red
Berry

 

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