Bittersweet nightshade

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Solanum dulcamara

Bittersweet nightshade, a reference photo
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Solanum dulcamara is a species of vine in the genus Solanum (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae. Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, felonwort, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, and woody nightshade.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

Toxic. Bittersweet nightshade; solanine in berries Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Species
Solanum dulcamara

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