Solanum nigrum L.
Common Name : Black nightshade
Family : Solanaceae
HABIT |
A VARIABLE ANNUAL HERB. |
STEMS |
UP TO 1 M TALL WITH AN ERECT,
GLABROUS OR SPARSELY PUBESCENT STEM AND DIVARICATE BRANCHING PATTERN. |
LEAVES |
2.5-9 CM LONG AND 2-5 CM WIDE, OVATE OR OVATELANCEOLATE,
GLABROUS, THIN, MARGINS SUBENTIRE TO SINUATELY TOOTHED, TAPERING INTO THE
PETIOLE, APEX SUBACUTE OR ACUMINATE. |
FLOWERS |
SMALL, WHITE, BORNE IN
DROOPING, UMBELLATE 3-8 FLOWERED CYMES. |
FRUITS |
BERRIES GLOBOSE, 5-8 MM IN
DIAMETER, RED, YELLOW OR PURPLISH-BLACK WHEN RIPE. |
SEEDS |
NUMEROUS, DISC-SHAPED, 1.5 MM
IN DIAMETER, YELLOW, MINUTELY PITTED. |