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Jamaican Nightshade (Solanum jamaicense): A Threat to Florida's Hammocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Rodrigo Diaz ,
William A. Overholt  and
Kenneth Langeland
Rodrigo Diaz*
Affiliation:
Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
William A. Overholt
Affiliation:
Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
Kenneth Langeland
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: rrdg@ufl.edu
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Abstract

Jamaican nightshade is a prickly, perennial, invasive shrub in central and southern peninsular Florida. It was first seen in Florida in 1930 near St. Cloud, and has since been reported at several other locations in the state. Jamaican nightshade is primarily found in wooded habitats, where it can quickly become dominant in the understory, but it also occasionally grows in isolated patches in the open. Although the distribution of Jamaican nightshade does not appear to be rapidly expanding in Florida, land mangers should be made aware of the potential of this weed to establish at new sites, and initiate control efforts during the early stages of colonization at newly invaded sites.

Keywords

Jamaican nightshade, Solanum jamaicense MillSolanaceaeinvasive speciesunderstory vegetation
Type
Invasion Alert
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 422 - 425
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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