Taxonomy: Fam. Solanaceae// Genus: Solanum// Species: Solanum alatum Moench.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Hawkes and Edmonds (1972 in Tutin et al.) and Stjepanović-Veseličić (1974 in Josifović). Accepted as subspecies according to Hawkes & Edmonds in Tutin et al. (1972) – Solanum luteum subsp. alatum (Moench) Dostâl. Stjepanović-Veseličić in Josifović (1974) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, 2012+) accept this taxon at the species level – Solanum alatum Moench.
Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to North America – USA and Canada; introduced in parts of Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Also native to parts of Europe and the Mediterranean according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés, 2012+).
Habitat: Disturbed ground: roadsides, ruderal areas. Found near “Shtalkovicka” River between the villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari,
Flowering period: Summer to fall.
References:
Hawkes, J. G. & Edmonds, J. M. 1972. Solanum L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 197–199.
Solanum alatum Moench. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:818181-1 [Accessed 27.11.2022].
Solanum alatum. Valdés, B. (2012+): Solanaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4124a502-6ae3-487c-a0c3-84078c48c678 [Accessed 27.11.2022].
Stjepanović-Veseličić, L. 1974. Rod Solanum L.. In Josifović, M. (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VI. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 85–94.