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PLANTS

Black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbAnnualjuin
Black nightshade, photo 1 of 5
Black nightshade, In flower
Black nightshade, Flower buds
up to 1 mHeight

Toxic. Annual herbaceous plant reaching up to 1 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in thickets. Flowers in June.

There are 70 observations of Black nightshade in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from December to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal38
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Montérégie7
  4. Laurentides3
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  6. Outaouais2
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Lanaudière1
  9. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

TOXIC
American black nightshadeSolanum americanum
Eastern black nightshadeSolanum emulans
Green NightshadeSolanum nitidibaccatum
Garden HuckleberrySolanum scabrum
TOXIC
Bitter nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Bull nettleSolanum carolinense
TOXIC
Garden tomatoSolanum lycopersicum
TOXIC
Deadly NightshadeAtropa bella-donna
TOXIC
Irish potatoSolanum tuberosum