Common Name:
bittersweet
nightshade
Common Name Synonym:
climbing nightshade
Scientific Name:
Solanum dulcamara
Family Name:
Solanaceae
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Nightshade Family
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rooting horizontal stems
Stems
vine-like, twining on low vegetation or prostrate and creeping, becoming semi-woody
Leaves
alternate, ovate to oval, dark green, commonly with 2 (to 4) basal lobes or leaflets, petioled
Flowers
5-petaled, purple to dark violet; petals fused, curved downward; conspicuous yellow or orange stamens form cone; solitary or clustered from internodes or opposite leaves
Fruit
green berries, bright red when mature, oval
