black nightshade plant

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Can you please confirm:



  • This is Black-night-shade berries?

  • This is an edible?

  • Perennial or annual plant for Zone 9b (N.California)

  • Best practice/time to propagate them (using the ripe berries)

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    Please be careful with eating fruit of the nightshade family, unless they are true cultivated species such as tomato, eggplant, peppers, etc., they are mostly toxic.
    – b.nota
    Aug 26 at 8:08










  • @b.nota is right about eating them. There are many cultivars and you can't always tell by looking. Unless you know for sure that it's a tomato or other edible vegetable, skip it. Both the fruits and leaves are toxic. This is true for cats and dogs, so be careful there too!
    – Sue
    Aug 26 at 15:08















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Can you please confirm:



  • This is Black-night-shade berries?

  • This is an edible?

  • Perennial or annual plant for Zone 9b (N.California)

  • Best practice/time to propagate them (using the ripe berries)

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    Please be careful with eating fruit of the nightshade family, unless they are true cultivated species such as tomato, eggplant, peppers, etc., they are mostly toxic.
    – b.nota
    Aug 26 at 8:08










  • @b.nota is right about eating them. There are many cultivars and you can't always tell by looking. Unless you know for sure that it's a tomato or other edible vegetable, skip it. Both the fruits and leaves are toxic. This is true for cats and dogs, so be careful there too!
    – Sue
    Aug 26 at 15:08













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2
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Can you please confirm:



  • This is Black-night-shade berries?

  • This is an edible?

  • Perennial or annual plant for Zone 9b (N.California)

  • Best practice/time to propagate them (using the ripe berries)

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Can you please confirm:



  • This is Black-night-shade berries?

  • This is an edible?

  • Perennial or annual plant for Zone 9b (N.California)

  • Best practice/time to propagate them (using the ripe berries)

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    Please be careful with eating fruit of the nightshade family, unless they are true cultivated species such as tomato, eggplant, peppers, etc., they are mostly toxic.
    – b.nota
    Aug 26 at 8:08










  • @b.nota is right about eating them. There are many cultivars and you can't always tell by looking. Unless you know for sure that it's a tomato or other edible vegetable, skip it. Both the fruits and leaves are toxic. This is true for cats and dogs, so be careful there too!
    – Sue
    Aug 26 at 15:08













  • 2




    Please be careful with eating fruit of the nightshade family, unless they are true cultivated species such as tomato, eggplant, peppers, etc., they are mostly toxic.
    – b.nota
    Aug 26 at 8:08










  • @b.nota is right about eating them. There are many cultivars and you can't always tell by looking. Unless you know for sure that it's a tomato or other edible vegetable, skip it. Both the fruits and leaves are toxic. This is true for cats and dogs, so be careful there too!
    – Sue
    Aug 26 at 15:08








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Please be careful with eating fruit of the nightshade family, unless they are true cultivated species such as tomato, eggplant, peppers, etc., they are mostly toxic.
– b.nota
Aug 26 at 8:08




Please be careful with eating fruit of the nightshade family, unless they are true cultivated species such as tomato, eggplant, peppers, etc., they are mostly toxic.
– b.nota
Aug 26 at 8:08












@b.nota is right about eating them. There are many cultivars and you can't always tell by looking. Unless you know for sure that it's a tomato or other edible vegetable, skip it. Both the fruits and leaves are toxic. This is true for cats and dogs, so be careful there too!
– Sue
Aug 26 at 15:08





@b.nota is right about eating them. There are many cultivars and you can't always tell by looking. Unless you know for sure that it's a tomato or other edible vegetable, skip it. Both the fruits and leaves are toxic. This is true for cats and dogs, so be careful there too!
– Sue
Aug 26 at 15:08











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Black nightshade - yes, Solanum nigrum see the wiki page here. Short lived perennial. Is it edible ... the wiki page has something to say on this; answers yes and no would be correct, but probably you are playing with fire. If it is just for yourself in a scientific context then be aware that the toxin is the same as that in greened potatoes after exposure to light. The plant resembles bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) and can be confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). If there are kids involved then they should be very carefully instructed and encouraged to pass on the message. In general no, don't eat, to be safe, and while it is easy to propagate from seeds it is an unsightly plant and best discouraged.






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  • The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
    – Anand Rockzz
    Aug 26 at 10:01










  • That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
    – Colin Beckingham
    Aug 26 at 10:34










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Black nightshade - yes, Solanum nigrum see the wiki page here. Short lived perennial. Is it edible ... the wiki page has something to say on this; answers yes and no would be correct, but probably you are playing with fire. If it is just for yourself in a scientific context then be aware that the toxin is the same as that in greened potatoes after exposure to light. The plant resembles bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) and can be confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). If there are kids involved then they should be very carefully instructed and encouraged to pass on the message. In general no, don't eat, to be safe, and while it is easy to propagate from seeds it is an unsightly plant and best discouraged.






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  • The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
    – Anand Rockzz
    Aug 26 at 10:01










  • That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
    – Colin Beckingham
    Aug 26 at 10:34














up vote
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accepted










Black nightshade - yes, Solanum nigrum see the wiki page here. Short lived perennial. Is it edible ... the wiki page has something to say on this; answers yes and no would be correct, but probably you are playing with fire. If it is just for yourself in a scientific context then be aware that the toxin is the same as that in greened potatoes after exposure to light. The plant resembles bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) and can be confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). If there are kids involved then they should be very carefully instructed and encouraged to pass on the message. In general no, don't eat, to be safe, and while it is easy to propagate from seeds it is an unsightly plant and best discouraged.






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  • The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
    – Anand Rockzz
    Aug 26 at 10:01










  • That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
    – Colin Beckingham
    Aug 26 at 10:34












up vote
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up vote
5
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accepted






Black nightshade - yes, Solanum nigrum see the wiki page here. Short lived perennial. Is it edible ... the wiki page has something to say on this; answers yes and no would be correct, but probably you are playing with fire. If it is just for yourself in a scientific context then be aware that the toxin is the same as that in greened potatoes after exposure to light. The plant resembles bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) and can be confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). If there are kids involved then they should be very carefully instructed and encouraged to pass on the message. In general no, don't eat, to be safe, and while it is easy to propagate from seeds it is an unsightly plant and best discouraged.






share|improve this answer












Black nightshade - yes, Solanum nigrum see the wiki page here. Short lived perennial. Is it edible ... the wiki page has something to say on this; answers yes and no would be correct, but probably you are playing with fire. If it is just for yourself in a scientific context then be aware that the toxin is the same as that in greened potatoes after exposure to light. The plant resembles bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) and can be confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). If there are kids involved then they should be very carefully instructed and encouraged to pass on the message. In general no, don't eat, to be safe, and while it is easy to propagate from seeds it is an unsightly plant and best discouraged.







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  • The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
    – Anand Rockzz
    Aug 26 at 10:01










  • That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
    – Colin Beckingham
    Aug 26 at 10:34
















  • The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
    – Anand Rockzz
    Aug 26 at 10:01










  • That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
    – Colin Beckingham
    Aug 26 at 10:34















The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
– Anand Rockzz
Aug 26 at 10:01




The wiki page shows a red berry (when ripped) the one I'm having is black..
– Anand Rockzz
Aug 26 at 10:01












That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
– Colin Beckingham
Aug 26 at 10:34




That's probably an oversight on the part of the page constructors. See this more complete reference.
– Colin Beckingham
Aug 26 at 10:34

















 

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