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Common name American black nightshade Family solanaceae Life cycle annual Flowers white (throughout growing season) Size to 48" Light sun-part shade Herb or subshrub with irregularly toothed mid-green leaves and small white five-petaled flowers, followed by shiny berries that turn from green to black. Occurs across a wide swath of the United States, but curiously I don't recall seeing it in our gardens in my first 29 years of gardening. Both leaves and berries are quite poisonous to humans, pets, and livestock.

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