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  1. capney

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    Help please guys.
    I`m sure I have seen this plant before ,,but for the life of me cant recall what it is.
    Found outback this morning.
    I have done the usual book and www search with no luck.
    Very shallow roots and about 12 foot long....!!
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    Looks like Woody Nightshade Solanum dulcamera to me Robert.. attractive little flower with berries later lovely wildflower that will pop up anywhere courtesy of the birds.. :D
     
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    I'll second that, also known as Bittersweet. Don't go eating it to try that out though.
     
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    Thanks guys..I knew I could count on you knowing. I dont know what I would without you.
    Enjoy your Sunday.
     
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    Just as I was sending the last post I got a box up telling me.

    "POSTING QUICK REPLY...PLEASE WAIT"

    Think about that..
     
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      I think we used to call it Deadly Nightshade because of it being poisonous.
       
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      Do you know, in all the years i've been into wild plants i've never found a single Deadly Nightshade plant.

      Probably a good thing as I might not be here telling you that if I had:DOH:
       
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      No it isn't Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna although it gets called it allot Moyra... Deadly nightshade looks similar, but the flower is different & a little bigger, hence the berries being larger.. This is the Deadly nightshade flower
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      It is used in medicine as it produces the drug Atropine.
       
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        Nice to know the difference, Marley.:thankyou:
         
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        Learn some stuff here Armandii
         
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        Yes, Capney, I'm always getting "heducafied" on Gardeners Corner:D:scratch::D
         
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