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The name “nightshades” comes in part from the infamous Belladonna plant, also known as the “deadly nightshade,” because it carries a highly toxic alkaloid called atropine, used ...
Atropa bella-donna has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic, and poison. [11] [6] [12] Known originally under various folk names (such as "deadly nightshade" in English), the plant was named Atropa bella-donna by Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) when he devised his classification system.
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger, also black henbane and stinking nightshade) is a poisonous plant belonging to tribe Hyoscyameae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Henbane is native to temperate Europe and Siberia , and naturalised in Great Britain and Ireland .
While a few members of this plant family are famously toxic, like belladonna or “toxic nightshade,” it also encompasses many beloved edible fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, eggplants ...
Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family within the genus Solanum, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum). It can occur naturally in any part of the plant, including the leaves, fruit, and tubers. Solanine has pesticidal properties, and it is one of the plant's natural defenses.
Solanum elaeagnifolium, the silverleaf nightshade [1] or silver-leaved nightshade, is a species of plant in the nightshade family native to North and South America. It is common in parts of southwestern USA, and sometimes weed of western North America. Other common names include prairie berry, silverleaf nettle, white horsenettle or silver ...
The aptly named deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), for instance, is so toxic it was used as a murder weapon during the Middle Ages. Its berries, however, could be mistaken for blueberries.
Circaea lutetiana, known as broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, [1] is a plant in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae. The genus name comes from the enchantress Circe of Greek mythology and the specific designation is derived from Lutetia , the Latin name for Paris, which was sometimes referred to as the "Witch City".