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50. Black Nightshade 



Solanum nigrum 



The tender leaves and young shoots are cooked like spinach. 

 The berries are not eaten. In some regions the berries have been 

 found poisonous. This soft-stemmed weedy plant, usually not 

 over 3 feet high, is common to all areas in the Caribbean region. 

 Its small flowers are light purple or white, and its fruit is a 

 small blackish-purple berry with numerous seeds. It is also 

 called the garden huckleberry , yerb a mora, and pintamora in 

 Panama; and mucuy in Guatemala. 



