Common name:
Deadly nightshade
Family:
Scientific name:
Atropa belladonna
Main flower color:
Range:
East and south England
Height:
Up to 150 cm
Habitat:
Pathways, rough grassland, disturbed ground; most common on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Solitary or paired, at the leaf nodes; a barrel shaped corolla, prominently veined outside, with tiny hairs along the veins, coloured dull brownish-purple, opening to five short, blunt lobes, rolled under slightly along the margins. Within the corolla are a pistil and five stamens; these have thick, curved filaments and large, four-celled anthers
Fruit:
Globular berries, green maturing to black
Leaves:
Broad, ovate, up to 20 long, with pointed tips
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
