Solanum dulcamara, Bittersweet nightshade - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Bittersweet nightshade, Bitter nightshade, Blue bindweed, Amara dulcis, Trailing bittersweet, Trailing nightshade, Violet bloom, Woody nightshade, Dlimbing nightshade, Fellenwort, Felonwood, Poisonberry, Poisonflower, Scarlet berry, Snakeberry

Botanical name & synonyms: Solanum dulcamara

Family: Nightshades (Solanaceae)

• native to Europe and Asia
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 200cm
  

• flower VI to VIII
  

• plant community: forest edge, deciduous forest soil, shoreline
  

• poison & medicinal plant
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 1,7 gram
  

Sow seed at max. 5ºC (41ºF), germination irregular, often several months.