Weed details for black nightshade
Full name
black nightshade
(Solanum ptychanthum)
Characteristics
| Flowers: | White with 5 petals |
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| Leaves: | Arrowhead shaped with serrated edges and some hair |
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| Habitat: | Found across Texas and Eastern U.S. |
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| Life cycle: | Annual |
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| Other common names: | nightshade; West Indian nightshade; eastern black nightshade |
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Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.