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PLANTS

Eastern black nightshade

Solanum emulans

Plants
IntroducedHerb
Eastern black nightshade, photo 1 of 5
Eastern black nightshade, In flower
Eastern black nightshade, photo 3 of 5
up to 1 mHeight

Herbaceous plant reaching up to 1 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in forests.

There are 164 observations of Eastern black nightshade in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal64
  2. Montérégie29
  3. Outaouais23
  4. Capitale-Nationale17
  5. Estrie9
  6. Lanaudière7
  7. Laurentides7
  8. Mauricie4
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Centre-du-Québec1
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

TOXIC
American black nightshadeSolanum americanum
TOXIC
Black nightshadeSolanum nigrum
TOXIC
Bitter nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Bull nettleSolanum carolinense
Green NightshadeSolanum nitidibaccatum
Garden HuckleberrySolanum scabrum
TOXIC
Garden tomatoSolanum lycopersicum
Broadleaf enchanter's nightshadeCircaea canadensis
TOXIC
PokeberryPhytolacca americana
DEADLY
JimsonweedDatura stramonium
TOXIC
Mexican groundcherryPhysalis philadelphica
Clammy groundcherryPhysalis heterophylla