black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

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black nightshade berries

Weed Characteristics

Other names: deadly nightshade, garden nightshade, hound's berry, European black nightshade
Leaf type: Broadleaf
Flowers: White

Oval to triangular leaves may have smooth or large-toothed edges. Plant is upright and branched. Flowers appear in clusters followed by green berries that ripen to black. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall.