Eastern Black Nightshade

(Solanum ptychanthum)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect, branching annual herb or short-ived perennial herb in mild climates

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from shallow taproot

Leaf anatomy: Leaves alternate, simple, petioled, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, margins variable and affected by environment, subglabrous to moderately pubescent

Reproduction: Inflorescence in umbel-like clusters, star-shaped, 4-5 per cluster, corolla white, often streaked or deeply tinted purple; berry fruits, purplish black or dark green at maturity

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}