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Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

"Black nightshade is a fairly common herb or short-lived perennial shrub, found in many wooded areas, as well as disturbed habitats. It has a height of 30 to 120 cm, leaves 4 to 7.5 cm long and 2 to 5 cm wide; ovate to heart-shaped, with wavy or large-toothed edges; both surfaces hairy or hairless; petiole 1 to 3 cm long with a winged upper portion. The flowers have petals greenish to whitish, recurved when aged and surround prominent bright yellow anthers. The berry is mostly 6 to 8 mm diam., dull black or purple-black." ~wiki

Habitat:

spotted growing under an acacia tree in a coastal desert wadi

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