General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 2 feet (60 cm)
Plant Spread: 2 feet (60 cm)
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Black Nightshade
  • Poisonberry
  • European Black Nightshade
  • Common Nightshade
  • Blackberry Nightshade
  • Morella Negra

Photo Gallery
Location: Hortus Lapidea
Date: 2023-08-22
Location: New Roots Redwood Refugee Farm, West Valley City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-10-03
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-09-29
Berries start green but turn to black when mature.
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-06-18
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-09
Location: Sao Vicente - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-10
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: 2019-09-15
introduced via potting mix
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-06-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-06-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-18
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-09-11

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-09

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