Solanum nigrum, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 197

1. S. nigrum L. , Sp. Pl. 186 (1753) .

Subglabrous to villous annual up to 70 cm, with simple hairs; stems decumbent to erect. Leaves 2-5-7 x 2-4-5(-6) cm, ovate-rhombic to lanceolate, entire to sinuate-dentate. Cymes (3-)5- to 10-flowered, lax, solitary; peduncles (10-)14-30 mm, usually erecto-patent in fruit, the pedicels usually much shorter, recurved in fruit. Calyx 1- 2-5 mm, slightly accrescent, deflexed or adhering to base of berry; lobes usually ovate. Corolla (8—)10—14(—18) mm in diameter, usually lj-3 times as long as calyx, white. Anthers 1'5-2-5 mm, yellow. Berry 6-10 mm wide, usually wider than long, dull black or green; seeds 1-7-2-4 mm. Disturbed and cultivated ground. M ost o f Europe, but doubtfully native in much o f the north. All except Fa Is Sb.