Purple Berry Nightshade Family. It is an attractive vine with potatolike purple or blue flowers and glossy poisonous red berries which occurs in a variety of different habitats. The toxins in the plant can cause several adverse effects including.
On the edible end of the nightshade family are two of Americas most popular foods. As with most black and purple berries eating blackberries has a positive impact on your cardiovascular health. The plant often has a subtle glittery or fuzzy appearance.
However the green immature fruit may be poisonous to man and other animals.
Blueberries surely do contain Solanine which is an alkaloid but it doesnt belong to the nightshade group. Yellow-berry nightshade Solanum luteum Krainer Tollkraut Scopolia carniolica Black nightshade Solanum nigrum Teat-shaped nightshade Solanum mammosum Varieties of the 3 most popular nightshade species. The flowers are followed by pea-sized purple berries. Within the plant family of the nightshade family potatoes tomatoes and peppers undisputedly dominate the rankings.
