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Fig. 162-C. Distribution of Virginia Ground Cherry (Physalis virginiana). 



Common Nightshade or Stubbleberry (Solanum nigrum L.) . 



Description. — Annual, low-branched and often spreading; glab- 

 rous or hairy, hairs roughened on the angles ; leaves ovate, petioled, 



Fig. 163. Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum). Shady places, gardens and 



fields. 

 (Photographed by Colburn.) 



