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Solanum nigrum
White flowers and green to black fruit. "The toxicity of Solanum nigrum varies widely depending on the variety, and poisonous plant experts advise to avoid eating the berries unless they are a known edible strain. Toxin levels may also be affected by the plants growing conditions. It has a height of 30 to 120 cm (12 to 48 in), leaves 4 to 7.5 cm (1.5 to 3 in) long and 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2.5 in) wide; ovate to heart-shaped, with wavy or large-toothed edges; both surfaces hairy or hairless; petiole 1 to 3 cm (0.5 to 1 in) long with a winged upper portion. The flowers have petals greenish to whitish, recurved when aged and surround prominent bright yellow anthers. The berry is mostly 6 to 8 mm (0.3 to 0.8 in) diam., dull black or purple-black." - Wikipedia
Grassy hillside along bark-lined trail near coastal scrub. This is not native and is found under 650 ft in elevation.
Spotted on Jan 30, 2013
Submitted on Jan 31, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you Rieko!
Nice pictures.