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Belladonna

Atropa belladonna

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Description:

The foliage and berries are extremely toxic, containing tropane alkaloids. These toxins include scopolamine and hyoscyamine, which cause a bizarre delirium and hallucinations,and are also used as pharmaceutical anticholinergics. The drug atropine is derived from the plant.

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Atropa belladonna

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Comments (1)
HayleyBoBailey
How do you know this is belladonna, precisely? Based on this picture doesn't it also look like bittersweet nightshade? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dulcamara

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PublishedJune 20, 2014

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