Photographs: Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Fuath dubh Family: Solanaceae Flowering: July-September. Annual. Probably introduced. The small white flowers with a central column of yellow stamens are followed by poisonous round berries that are green then ripening black. Leaves are stalked and oval-lanceolate, more/less toothed and lobed. A bushy plant with spreading or erect blackish stems. Height to 50cm. An occasional casual with a scattered distribution on nutrient-rich roadsides and waste ground, in maize fields and gardens and near ports.

Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum, Fuath dubh