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Title: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: cacran on September 25, 2016, 19:57:13

I have a plant growing in a shaded corner of my allotment. I think it may be Deadly Nightshade.

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: cacran on September 25, 2016, 20:00:06

Oh sorry picture did not show. Will have to ask a teenager to help me. I'll be back when I have found one. Could be a few days, lol!

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: johhnyco15 on September 25, 2016, 20:04:35

its quite a common weed its like a potato leaf with black berries little white flowers just a tip when pulling it up put your hand at the bottom of the stem and pull sideways it will come out easier  and youll get the root out hope this helps

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: PondDragon on September 25, 2016, 22:24:43

Deadly Nightshade doesn't have white flowers and isn't all that common. Maybe Johnny is thinking of Black Nightshade. Can't tell without a photo though.

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: Yorkshire Lass on September 26, 2016, 13:13:41

I don't know what it is, but not deadly nightshade. Wrong shaped flowers.

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: cacran on September 26, 2016, 16:50:21

This is the picture

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: tricia on September 26, 2016, 18:13:20

I would say yes - if you Google 'deadly nightshade images' you will see lots of photos of both flowers and berries.

Tricia  :wave:

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: PondDragon on September 26, 2016, 18:17:46

Not any kind of nightshade. It's Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum), a kind of St John's Wort.

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: johhnyco15 on September 26, 2016, 20:00:28

im with pondragon on this one now ive seen a pic

Title: Re: Is this plant Deadly Nightshade?
Post by: cacran on September 27, 2016, 11:08:57

The leaves are two directly opposite one another, if that helps to identify it.