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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Solanaceae
Solanum ptychanthum Dunal
eastern black nightshade, West Indian nightshade
Solanum: Latin for "quieting," in reference to the narcotic properties of some species
ptychanthum: ptych for "wrinkled" and anth for "male part" or "anther"
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 6"-24" tall, branched, mostly smooth forb |
| Flower: | white to lavender, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, saucer-shaped; inflorescence an umbel-like, tight cluster; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | black, 1/4" berry |
| Leaf: | stalked, large and often with irregular, blunt teeth |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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