Bittersweet Nightshade     Information
INVASIVE
Scientific Name:Solanum dulcamara
Common Name Synonyms: Climbing Nightshade


NOTES: Perennial vine or semi-woody shrub native to Eurasia. All parts are toxic. May cause skin irritation with contact. If ingested, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may occur.

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Bittersweet Nightshade
Genus species: Solanum dulcamara
Common Names: Bittersweet Nightshade
Climbing Nightshade
Family Name: Solanaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, or woody vines; leaves alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a capsule or berry.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Vine
Flower Color:Violet/Blue
Identified by:SB
Months in Bloom:  
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