AI overview
Solanum dulcamara, commonly known as bittersweet or woody nightshade, is a climbing plant species in the nightshade family that produces small red berries. It grows widely across temperate regions and can be considered either a useful medicinal herb or an invasive weed depending on the context and location.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria
Common Name: bittersweet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- poisonous plant
- Parent taxon
- Solanum
Article
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.
It is native to Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America.