Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Solanum nigrum | BettyDonWood | 26 Jan 2019 | |
| Solanum nigrum | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | jeremyahagan | 26 Jan 2019 |
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User's notes
berries on plant looked like blueberries. when crushed berry was full of small green seeds
2 comments
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.926389-35.296111
- Altitude 651.0m
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2019 04:10 PM Recorded on
- jeremyahagan Recorded by
- No In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- jeremyahagan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Solanum nigrum Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Solanum nigrum Scientific name
- Black Nightshade Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1156.22m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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