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black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Black nightshade is a plant with small, round black berries and green leaves. It grows in many places and can be found in gardens and fields. Be careful, as not all parts of the plant are safe to eat!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The black nightshade is a bushy plant with small, star-shaped white flowers and bright yellow centers. Its distinctive round berries start green, ripening to a glossy black, often appearing in clusters.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaSolanalesSolanaceaeSolanum
black nightshade
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black nightshade

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

3/5 · 中程度

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おもしろい事実

Its leaves are sometimes eaten as a vegetable, but ONLY if cooked!

Some closely related plants are potatoes and tomatoes!

The 'nightshade' name comes from its dark, ripe berries!

This plant is found on almost every continent in the world!

特殊能力

能力

Toxic Shield

Black nightshade can produce a compound called solanine that makes its unripe berries bitter and toxic, helping it defend against herbivores.

能力

Berry Spreader

Black nightshade has dark, ripe berries that attract birds, who eat them and help spread its seeds far and wide, aiding reproduction.

能力

Tough Colonizer

Black nightshade can grow rapidly and thrive in disturbed soils, helping it quickly colonize open ground and outcompete other plants.

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-120 cm
花の大きさ
0.5-1 cm
開花時期
Summer-fall
食用
いいえ
毒性
中程度
ライフサイクル
一年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen from its small flowers

eaten by

American robin

Turdus migratorius

consumes ripe black berries, aiding seed dispersal

eats

Colorado potato beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

may feed on its leaves as it's a host plant

parasitizes

Early blight fungus

Alternaria solani

can cause leaf spot and blight, affecting plant health

特徴

別名

Black Berry

コレクション

安全性

危険度

3/5 · 中程度

Do not eat any part of this plant without asking an adult first, as it can be harmful.

よくある質問

black nightshadeの高さは何ですか?

30-120 cm

black nightshadeの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.5-1 cm

black nightshadeの開花時期は何ですか?

Summer-fall

black nightshadeの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

black nightshadeの毒性は何ですか?

中程度

black nightshadeのライフサイクルは何ですか?

一年生

black nightshadeの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

black nightshadeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

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