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Solanum lycopersicum L.

Common Name: TOMATO
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad A-Forb

Lycopersicon esculentum of Michigan Flora.

Disturbed ground, including dumps, railroad embankments, shores, river banks. This very well-known garden plant originated in Western South America. First collected in 1886 in Ingham Co.

The seeds may survive sewage treatment and may appear in quantity where the sludge is dispersed. It seems clear that Lycopersicon should be included within Solanum (Peralta, Spooner, & Knapp, 2008).

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Allegan
Alpena
Berrien
Cheboygan
Grand Traverse
Hillsdale
Houghton
Ingham
Kent
Leelanau
Lenawee
Monroe
Schoolcraft
St. Clair

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 16, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/2711