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Solanum dulcamara

Bittersweet Nightshade

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Common names

Bittersweet Nightshade

Scientific name

Solanum dulcamara L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Solanum dulcamara is perennial herbaceous plant, growing from 15 to 150 cm in height.

Flowering June-September^1.

Habitat

Weedy and ruderal sites, roadsides, inhabited areas, riverbanks, field and garden margins; often found among crops and plantations².

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the whole country; to 1200 meters altitude³.

General distribution

Map of general distribution (green - native, purple - introduced)⁴:

References

1 Андреев, Н. 1989. В: Флора на Н. Р. България, том IX, издателство на БАН, София.

2 Андреев, Н. 1989. В: Флора на Н. Р. България, том IX, издателство на БАН, София.

3 Андреев, Н. 1989. В: Флора на Н. Р. България, том IX, издателство на БАН, София.

4 Solanum dulcamara L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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