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Deadly nightshade

Atropa belladonna

Photo by pesayo
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Field Notes

Description:

Purple starlike flowers with a large yellow center stalk.

Habitat:

This individual was in a fencerow near a marsh.

Reference Links:

Atropa belladonna

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ScottRasmussen
I think this is Bittersweet Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara. http://www.missouriplants.com/Bluealt/Solanum_dulcamara_page.html

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedAugust 15, 2011

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