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Solanum dulcamara

Also known as bittersweet woody, bittersweet nightshade, bittersweet, climbing nightshade

species of plant

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Solanum dulcamara, commonly known as bittersweet, is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It belongs to the genus Solanum within the order Solanales and class Magnoliopsida. The species is classified as a poisonous plant and produces berries. It has uses as a medicinal plant and veterinary drug.

The taxon range includes Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2012. Native occurrences have been recorded in locations such as Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and Austria. Occurrence records are also documented in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, and Georgia.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Solanum dulcamara

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria

Observations recorded686,809

Common Name: bittersweet

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 10,889
With media: 8,500
Family: Solanaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NY, CAS, CHSC
Recorded in: United States, Canada, Switzerland, Georgia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: poisonous plant
Parent taxon: Solanum
Image: Dettaglio - Solanaceae Solanum dulcamara Lin. Erbario Frizzi Perugia n. 551.jpg
Has use: veterinary drug

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Solanum dulcamara
Commons category: Solanum dulcamara
Commons gallery: Solanum dulcamara
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101313
taxon common name: 苦茄
has fruit type: berry
short name: S. dulcamara
Montana Plant Life URL: montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/species03.cgi?Solanaceae_Solanumdulcamara
taxon author citation: L.
taxon range: Tibet Autonomous Region

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Encyclopedic overview

Solanum dulcamara is a species of vine in the genus Solanum (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae. Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, felonwort, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, and woody nightshade.

It is native to Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solanum dulcamara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.