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Photo by Richard Old | www.xidservices.com

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: deadly nightshade, garden nightshade, hound's berry, European black nightshade

Leaf Type: Broadleaf

Flowers: White

Leaves: Arrowhead shaped with serrated edges; some hair

Life Cycle: Summer annual

Oval to triangular leaves may have smooth or large-toothed edges. Plant is upright and branched. Flowers appear in clusters followed by green berries that ripen to black. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall.

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