Bittersweet Nightshade

Title

Bittersweet Nightshade

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Stephen Melia

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Photograph - Print

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Solanum dulcamara, also known as bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis,climbing nightshade, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poison flower, scarlet berry, snakeberry,trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, or woody nightshade, is a species of vine in the potato genus Solanum, family Solanaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America, where it is an invasive problem weed.Solanum dulcamara is normally found in open areas, for example along streams in clearings on sea shores at roadsides
It thrives in disturbed soil and can regenerate from small pieces of stem left in the ground.Seaside forms of S. dulcamara tend to be prostrate - flattened - with small, thick, leathery leaves.Plants growing in swampy places with lots of water have larger leaves, and root along the stems.Bittersweet nightshade is a vine-like plant that is found throughout the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe and Asia. It is in the same family as tomatoes and potatoes. The STEM is used to make medicine. The LEAVES and BERRIES are poisonous.People take bittersweet nightshade for skin conditions including eczema, itchy skin, acne, boils, broken skin, and warts. They also take it for joint pain (rheumatism), other types of pain, and fluid retention; and as a calming agent (sedative).
Some people apply bittersweet nightshade directly to the skin for eczema

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