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Solanum bahamense L.
Bahama nightshade

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Solanaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern Florida and the West Indies.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Solanum bahamense available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Solanum bahamense has been found in the following 35 conservation areas :
Alice C. Wainwright Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Atlantic Dunes Park	Present	Native
Attwood Addition, Indian Key Historic State Park	Present	Native
Bahia Honda State Park	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Crandon Park	Present	Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Reported
Curry Hammock State Park	Present	Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park	Present	Native
Dry Tortugas National Park	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Greynolds Park	Present	Native
Gulfstream Park	Present	Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Present	Native
Indian Key Historic State Park	Assumed to be Present	Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Present	Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Present	Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Little Hamaca Park	Present	Native
Long Key State Park	Present	Native
Matheson Hammock Park	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Native
Spanish River Park	Present	Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Torchwood Hammock Preserve	Present	Native
Virginia Key Beach Park and Marine Stadium	Present	Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Solanum bahamense has been found in the following 6 counties :
Broward County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native