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forked nightshade

Solanum furcatum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 99, February 113, March 156, April 175, May 107, June 107, July 68, August 92, September 87, October 89, November 114, December 88.
United States1,135
California1,118
Chile554
Región de Valparaíso191
Región del Bío-Bío154
Región Metropolitana de Santiago64
Australia43
Victoria43
Oregon41
Región de Los Lagos28

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordernightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales
Familynightshade family · Solanaceae
Genusnightshades · Solanum

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