Plants : SolanaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Solanum nigrum L.

Black Nightshade

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Solanum nigrum

Description: A rare annual weed of arable fields etc.; flowers white, similar to those of a potato plant; fruit a fleshy berry which is usually black when mature.

All names: Solanum nigrum L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Solanum nigrum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Solanum nigrum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Solanum nigrum. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4039. Accessed on 2026-11-02.