Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationSolanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum
FamilyGenus: Solanumheimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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About this species
Solanum nigrum is a herbaceous plant with broad leaves that thrives in full sun and nutrient-rich, alkaline soils. It blooms from June to October and prefers fresh, moderately moist conditions with minimal disturbance.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
Insufficient data.
Annual cycle
Blooming occurs from June to October.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Okt
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in a sunny location with fertile, alkaline soil that stays moderately moist. Avoid sites with high salinity or frequent soil disturbance.
Scientific profile
Solanum nigrum is a non-woody, herbaceous plant with broad leaves, belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae). It grows in full sun on calcareous, nutrient-rich soils and favours fresh, moderately moist conditions with a low tolerance for disturbance. The plant is not salt tolerant. Its flowering period extends from June to October.
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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