Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Woody Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara var marinum, Fuath gorm
Photographs: Rossbeigh, Co. Kerry

Woody Nightshade / Bittersweet
Solanum dulcamara var. marinum
Fuath gorm
Family: Solanaceae

Flowering June-September. Perennial. Native.

This is the coastal form of Woody Nightshade / Bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara. The clusters of purple flowers are followed by poisonous red berries. Leaves are similar to those of Woody Nightshade but are often simple, entire and more or less succulent.

Occasionally found on shingle beaches but probably under-recorded

Woody Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara var marinum, Fuath gorm

Woody Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara var marinum, Fuath gorm
Woody Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara var marinum, Fuath gorm

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