Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

Family: Solanaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant musky taste. — Used in preserves, jams and pies.; A pleasant musky taste.; Somewhat like a tomato, but much less pleasant, it improves slightly after a frost.; Only the fully ripe fruits should be used, the unripe fruits contain the toxin solanine.

Habitat & North American Range

Uncultivated and waste land. It is a common garden weed. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)