Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara L.
Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)
▲ twining vines
▲▼ three-lobed leaves
▲ ▼ flowering stems
▼ immature fruit
▲ mature fruit
▲ vine climbing over hedge
Bitter Nightshade:
o creeping perennial vining plant, with creeping roots
o climbs by stems wrapping around objects
o leaves smooth, similar to Eastern Black Nightshade
o stems usually purplish, strong odor to bruised stem and foliage
o flowers white with purple center
o fruit a small green to red to purple berry
o more common in slightly to mostly shady areas
