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Solanum nigrum

Dangerous to: cattle, sheep, horses, pigs

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Solanum nigrum

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Solanum nigrum, the European black nightshade or simply black nightshade or blackberry nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Solanum, native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. Ripe berries and cooked leaves of edible strains are used as food in some locales, and plant parts are used as a traditional medicine. In South Africa made into a jam called "Nastergal Konfyt". A tendency exists in literature to incorrectly...

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Solanum nigrum
Slug
solanum-nigrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Species
nigrum
Wikidata QID
Q146400
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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