Solanum dulcamara (Introduced)

Solanum dulcamara L. (Syn: Dulcamara flexuosa Moench; Dulcamara lignosa Gilib.; Lycopersicon dulcamara Medic.; Solanum assimile Frivald.; Solanum dulcamara var. indivisum Boiss. (ambiguous synonym); Solanum dulcamara f. lucidum Mathe; Solanum dulcamara var. marinum Babington; Solanum dulcamara subsp. pusztarum (R. Soo) R. Soo; Solanum dulcamara var. villosissimum Desv.; Solanum dulcamarum St. Lag.; Solanum laxum Royle (ambiguous synonym); Solanum littorale Raab; Solanum marinum (Bab.) Pojark.; Solanum rupestre F. W. Schmidt; Solanum scandens Neck. (ambiguous synonym));

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Solanum dulcamara from Canada-09092019-GS1 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
I am uploading Solanum dulcamara especially because it has been reported in Flora of British India as “W. Himalaya, alt. 4-8,000 ft, Kashmir to Gurwal, frequent, Sikkim”, eFlora of Pakistan “The Himalaya from Kashmir to Sikkim, Hazara”.but I do not find it uploaded in eFloraofindia or Flowers of India. FBI was not sure about S. laxum Rolyle (now treated as synonym of S. dulcamara). The species is likely to be confused with:

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Very nice pictures.
I had seen it in New Jersey, but could hardly get one picture, as the rest were out of focus. That’s the reason I didn’t post it.

 

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References:
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