Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
Introduction
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Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 2 Aug 2008
A member of the Solanum family along with potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco and many toxic relatives, an alternative name is bittersweet, which is also the meaning of the specific name. It is a shrubby perennial with poisonous scarlet berries that can often be seen draped over hedgerows later in the year. Medically of great significance as a narcotic: see http://www.the-tree.org.uk/EnchantedForest/WoodlandFlowers/woodynightshade.htm for an excellent account of its history and properties.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.923028
Longitude
-4.59591