Woody Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
Edible Fruits & Berries | |
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Blackberry | Dewberry |
Blackthorn / Sloe | Elder |
Burnet Rose | Dog Rose |
Rowan | Sea Buckthorn |
Hawthorn | Bilberry |
Wild Strawberry | Wild Apple |
Other edible plants | |
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Wild Garlic | Wild Marjoram |
Water Mint |
Fungi | |
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Parasol Mushroom | Shaggy Ink Cap |
Poisonous Berries | |
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Guelder Rose | Spindle Tree |
Cotoneaster | Honeysuckle |
Black Bryony | Holly |
Cuckoo Pint | Deadly Nightshade |
Woody Nightshade | Snowberry |
Dogwood | Privet |
Stinking Iris |
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Woody Nightshade or Bittersweet is a very common woody climbing plant of the hedgerows. The leaves are oval and pointed and its distinctive purple and yellow flowers can be seen in summer. These are replaced by the small, oval berries in Autumn which turn from green to orange and finally red as they ripen. The main poisonous constituent is Solanine (C45H73NO15) which can cause convulsions.