Friday, April 10, 2009

Deadly Nightshade on Corralitas Staircase

Photo: Diane Edwardson, April 8, 2009. Native Nightshade on Corralitas Staircase. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

POISON DO NOT EAT!

A reader correctly identified this plant from an earlier post. Nightshade (Solanum americanum) is listed as having major toxicity. It's an attractive, yet deadly native plant.

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