Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15258 
Family Solanaceae 
Species Solanum dulcamara L.
Common name "climbing nightshade"
Collector Information Barry Nielsen  (31)  16 September 2008
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  17' 45.36" N, 111°  32 ' 49.44" W at 5190 feet (1582 m)
Locality Wasatch Range, Provo Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls vicinity, along small stream near the Provo River; 
Ecology riparian community. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Solanum dulcamara L.

Common Name(s): bitter nightshade, bittersweet nightshade, blue nightshade, climbing nightshade, European bittersweet, fellenwort, woody nightshade.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=30414, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Solanales
                                Family: Solanaceae
                                    Genus: Solanum
                                        Species: Solanum dulcamara
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00356s1.jpg 
00356
specimen image: 02239s1.jpg 
02239
specimen image: 02275s1.jpg 
02275
specimen image: 02534s1.jpg 
02534
specimen image: 02609s2.jpg 
02609
specimen image: 08142s1.jpg 
08142

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14949 Acer grandidentatum      "bigtooth maple" 1.4 mi. N
00065 Aquilegia caerulea  var. ochroleuca   "white Colorado columbine" 1.2 mi. S
01552 Astragalus utahensis      "Utah milkvetch" 2 mi. S
14947 Claytonia lanceolata      "lanceleaf springbeauty" 1.4 mi. N
13624 Erigeron divergens      "spreading fleabane" 1.4 mi. N
14953 Fritillaria pudica      "yellow fritillary" 1.4 mi. N
14952 Hydrophyllum capitatum      "ballhead waterleaf" 1.4 mi. N
14951 Lithophragma parviflorum      "smallflower woodland-star" 1.4 mi. N
01551 Lithospermum incisum      "narrow-leaf stoneseed" 2 mi. S
01550 Oenothera caespitosa  var. caespitosa   "Morning lily, handkerchief plant" 2 mi. S
01880 Sedum debile      "orpine stonecrop" 1.2 mi. S
14950 Viola       "violet" 1.4 mi. N

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Big Spring (Spring) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. N 6595  Bridal Veil Falls 
Lightning Peak (Summit) Utah County, UT 1.6 mi. SE 10020  Bridal Veil Falls 
Third Hole (Basin) Utah County, UT 2.1 mi. SE 9229  Bridal Veil Falls 
Fourth Hole (Basin) Utah County, UT 2.3 mi. S 9436  Bridal Veil Falls 
Freedom Peak (Summit) Utah County, UT 2.4 mi. S   Bridal Veil Falls 
Shingle Mill Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Second Hole (Basin) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. SE 8852  Bridal Veil Falls 
Windy Pass (Gap) Utah County, UT 2.1 mi. SE 8921  Bridal Veil Falls 
First Hole (Basin) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. SE 8718  Bridal Veil Falls 
Trefoil Ranch (Locale) Utah County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 6086  Bridal Veil Falls 
Cascade Mountain (Summit) Utah County, UT 2.3 mi. W 10817  Bridal Veil Falls 
Dry Fork (Stream) Utah County, UT 2.6 mi. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Burnt Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.6 mi. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Water Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.7 mi. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Big Spring Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 3 mi. N   Bridal Veil Falls 
Middle Fork South Fork Provo River (Stream) Utah County, UT 2.9 mi. NE   Wallsburg Ridge 
Left Fork South Fork Provo River (Stream) Utah County, UT 2.9 mi. NE   Wallsburg Ridge 
Bald Knoll (Summit) Utah County, UT 3 mi. SE 9147  Bridal Veil Falls 
Rock Canyon Picnic Area (Locale) Utah County, UT 2.8 mi. SW 6907  Bridal Veil Falls 
Second Right Fork Rock Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 3 mi. SW   Springville 

Links

Taxon Links for species Solanum dulcamara  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Solanum+dulcamara

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