Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15023 
Family Solanaceae 
Species Solanum dulcamara L.
Common name "climbing nightshade"
Collector Information Kenna Mikesell  (52)  02 September 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  14' 16.56" N, 110°  43 ' 51.03" W at 4493 feet (1369 m)
Locality Provo River Trail, 260 yards NE of entrance to Utah Lake State Park; 
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.
15021 Apocynum cannabinum      "Indianhemp" 281 ft. W
15025 Asclepias speciosa      "showy milkweed" 245 ft. SE
15018 Clematis orientalis      "Oriental virginsbower" 2057 ft. W
15024 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" 84 ft. NE
15019 Crataegus monogyna      "oneseed hawthorn" 922 ft. NW
15020 Fraxinus velutina      "velvet ash" 295 ft. W
15027 Morus alba      "white mulberry" 163 ft. SW
15022 Parthenocissus quinquefolia      "Virginia creeper" 281 ft. W
15028 Populus alba      "white poplar" 163 ft. SW
15029 Populus balsamifera      "balsam poplar" 163 ft. SW
15031 Populus nigra      "Lombardy poplar" 185 ft. E
15017 Rubus leucodermis      "whitebark raspberry" 2600 ft. W
15016 Salix × fragilis   [alba × euxina]   "crack willow" 425 ft. SE
15026 Tamarix       "tamarisk" 244 ft. E
15030 Ulmus       "elm" 163 ft. SW

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cockey Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 1.7 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Coyote Draw (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 2.3 mi. NW   Tabby Mountain 
Rough Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 2.8 mi. NW   Tabby Mountain 
Red Creek Wildlife Management Area (Park) Duchesne County, UT 3.7 mi. N 7244  Tabiona 
Santaquin Draw (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.5 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Sand Wash (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 3.9 mi. SW   Strawberry Pinnacles 
Grey Wolf Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 3.6 mi. NW 7451  Tabby Mountain 
Trail Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 4.2 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Mill Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 4.2 mi. NE   Tabby Mountain 
Currant Creek (Stream) Duchesne County, UT 4.4 mi. SW   Jimmies Point 
Cedar Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 5.4 mi. S 7661  Strawberry Pinnacles 
Right Fork Mill Hollow (Valley) Duchesne County, UT 5.8 mi. N   Tabby Mountain 

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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