Ripe fruit; Reichenbach, Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany; 8/2015 © Sonja Germer
Flower, side view; Rottach Berg, Allgäu, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Unripe fruits; Reichenbach, Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany; 8/2015 © Sonja Germer
Squashed fruits, seeds exposed; Reichenbach, Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany; 8/2015 © Sonja Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaves; Reichenbach, Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany; 8/2015 © Sonja Germer
Upper surface of leaf; Rottach Berg, Allgäu, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Leaf insertion; Reichenbach, Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany; 8/2015 © Sonja Germer
Stem section; Rottach Berg, Allgäu, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Habit; Rottach Berg, Allgäu, Germany; 6/2013 © Sonja Germer
Identifier: 2139 Date of entry: 30.06.2013 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Deadly Nightshade
German: Schwarze Tollkirsche
Portuguese: Beladona
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)
Genus: Atropa (1)
Epithet: belladonna L. (2)
belladonna => 'beautiful lady' - meaning ambiguous
Climate: temperate
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: brown, purple
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