Solanum dulcamara L.

Bittersweet Nightshade

Description:

·        Distinctive vine

·        Slightly hairy

·        Alternative oval leaves deeply cleft near base forming oval lobes

·        Blue-purple leaves resemble potato flowers

Habitat:

·        Thickets

·        Roadsides

·        Dumps

·        Along fences and around buildings

Distribution:

·        Found near small windfall at edge of hayfield

·        Shoreline