Solanaceae Solanum nigrum L.

Black Nightshade

Cherokee - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74

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Scientific name: Solanum nigrum L.
USDA symbol: SOPT3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Used as the most relished potherb.

RECRD: 44574 id: 38308

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