Solanum nigrum

Black Nightshade at Uriarra Village, ACT

Solanum nigrum at Uriarra Village, ACT - 13 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Solanum nigrum 26 Jan 2019 BettyDonWood
Solanum nigrum 26 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 26 Jan 2019 jeremyahagan

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berries on plant looked like blueberries. when crushed berry was full of small green seeds

2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   27 Jan 2019
Difficult to tell from Solanum nodiflorum. The fact that the ripe fruit are dull rather than shiny makes it nigrum. I don’t think the fruit are poisonous, but I would not like to try.
jeremyahagan wrote:
   27 Jan 2019
Well given that it is exotic I know to pull it up when I see one.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 13 Jan 2019 04:10 PM Recorded on
  • jeremyahagan Recorded by

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  • False In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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