Deadly nightshade

Atropa belladonna

Русское название: Красавка белладонна

A highly poisonous nightshade containing tropane alkaloids. Dark glossy berries can tempt children and cause severe poisoning. It is unsuitable for home herbal experiments and needs care in public gardens.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Europe, North Africa and western Asia

♧Habitat

Woodland edges and calcareous soils

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsAtropa belladonna — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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