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Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

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NightshadeBlack Common Name:
Black Nightshade
 
 
Scientific Name: Solanum nigrum

 

Habitat/Season: Successional Areas / May-September

 

Comment: Invasive This species is not controlled well by herbicides. The unripe fruit are poisonous to humans and livestock. It contaminates pea and bean harvests and lowers the crop quality. The fruit turns black when ripe.