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Black nightshade

Photo: @coleiche · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Plants

Black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Observations in the area
5
Last sighting
2 April 2026
Category
Plants
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The species

Solanum nigrum (European black nightshade) is a species in the Solanum genus, native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. It is also known as black nightshade, duscle, garden nightshade,Indian nightshade, garden huckleberry, hound's berry, petty morel, wonder berry, small-fruited black nightshade, or popolo. Parts of this plant can be toxic to livestock and humans. Nonetheless, ripe berries and cooked leaves of edible strains are used as food in some locales, and...

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Where it has been observed

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