Atropa Belladonna of the deadly nightshade family is a very well known poisonous plant. Belladonna can be very difficult to get rid of once its established.
Deadly nightshade (Atropha belladonna) is a herbaceous perennial plant and will live for many years.
Deadly Nightshade, atropa belladonna, is just that, deadly. It is not recommended that any living thing ingest it including sheep.
It is not found in North America.
I think Belladonna is derived from it. ------------------------------- REVISION OF ANSWER ----------------------------- belladonna is another name for the plant 'deadly nightshade'. Atropine is the name of the tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade and various other plants of the family Solanaceae. A potentially deadly drug, it acts as a competitive antagonist for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. It is classified as an anticholinergic drug.
Nightshade is another name for belladonna. It is a weed with red berries.
Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other plants of the family Solanaceae
Belladonna is another name for Deadly Nightshade. It is common to Europe and can be found in most hedgerows.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Atropa belladonna.
Deadly night-shade, Atropa belladonna, devil's cherries, devil's herb, divale, dwale, dwayberry, great morel, naughty man's cherries, and poison black cherry,
Yes, deadly nightshade, also known as belladonna, is toxic to the touch. Contact with the plant can cause skin irritation, such as redness and rashes. It is important to avoid touching or handling deadly nightshade to prevent potential poisoning.
Willow bark (aspirin)Foxglove (digitalis)Deadly Nightshade (belladonna)St Johns Wort (hypericin)
Nightshade generally refers to plants in the Solanaceae family, which includes a variety of species, some of which are edible, like tomatoes and eggplants. Deadly nightshade, specifically known as Atropa belladonna, is a toxic member of this family, containing harmful alkaloids that can cause severe poisoning. While all deadly nightshades are nightshades, not all nightshades are deadly nightshades. The key difference lies in the toxicity and the specific species being referred to.