Topic: What is this?

[wahaj]

I've got this growing in an overgrown patch. it spears to be a climber growing allong the floor with this lovely little purple flowers with a yellow centre. does anyone know what it is? (the flower's on the bottom right of the pic)

[wahaj]

ooh ooh! i might just asnwer my own question....is it a type of tomatoe? i just noticed the leaves and the size and shape of flower. but what kind of tomatoe has that sort of a flower? and what's it doing on my drive!

[calendula]

I think you'll find it is dulcamara, part of the solanum (potato) family   :-\

[wahaj]

I think you'll find it is dulcamara, part of the solanum (potato) family   :-\

ah....i just looked that up and the flower looks the same. should i be worried that it's nightshade? and the fact that if you eat 6 or more berries it can cause paralysis?

[calendula]

all the solanum family have some degree of poison, including potatoes, so if you are worried about it dig it up and obviously don't eat the berries  ::)

[wahaj]

all the solanum family have some degree of poison, including potatoes, so if you are worried about it dig it up and obviously don't eat the berries  ::)

oh no....i'm just wondering if it's poisonous to animals.....it's been there for a while. i wonder if it's been killing birds and stuff.

[muddy boots]

solanum crispum glasnaven.  (can't vouch for the spelling!)  No, shouldn't kill birds, they know to leave it alone.  However, keep an eye on it as it grows into a tree - not broad stem - and can tend to run a bit wild.  Lovely to look at though!

[fluffygrue]

Doesn't look like Solanum crispum to me - the leaves are wrong. I'd bet some sort of nightshade thing.. I wouldn't worry about birds being poisoned, though. :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

The leaves look wrong for a nightshade, though the flower does look just like woody nightshade (S. dulcamara).

[cambourne7]

Hi

http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/solanaceae/solanum-dulcamara.htm

this might tell you now.

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