Taxon: Solanum triflorum Nutt.

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Solanum

Section:

Solanum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

101526

Place of publication:

Gen. N. Amer. pl. 1:128. 1818

Verified:

03/11/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Solanum triflorum Nutt. var. triflorum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum calophyllum Phil.
Solanum triflorum Nutt. var. calophyllum (Phil.) Bitter

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Child, A. 1984. Taxonomic studies in Solanum L. 2. Two new infrageneric taxa for the subgenus Solanum. Feddes Repert. 95:144.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 218-219.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:116-121.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 308.
PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	cut-leaf nightshade		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	small nightshade		1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English	three-flower nightshade		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)	wild tomato	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 218-219.
French (Canada)	morelle à trois fleurs	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 218-219.
German	dreiblütiger Nachtschatten		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	w.	Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chubut		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Córdoba		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	La Pampa		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	La Rioja		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Mendoza		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Neuquén		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Río Negro		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	San Juan		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	San Luis		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Cruz		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Fe		Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán		Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia			Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
6	Other					possibly not native in North America	Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (w.), Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Chubut, La Pampa, La Rioja, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Tucumán]

Naturalized
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco, Tunisia

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Other (possibly not native in North America)

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
Knapp, S. et al. 2019. A revision of the morelloid clade of Solanum L. (Solanaceae) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. PhytoKeys 123:117.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Weed	seed contaminant	potential; a principal weed in Australia	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101526. Accessed 15 April 2026.