Common Name - Bittersweet Nightshade
	Scientific Name - Solanum dulcamara
	Family Name -  Nightshade (Solanaceae)
Season	Perennial, spring to fall.
Habitat	Thickets, moist disturbed areas,
Flower	Regular, purple, 1/2 inch wide, 5 petals curve back and away from the yellow center. Flowers are grouped into small clusters along the stem.
Leaves	Simple, alternate, toothless, 3 lobed, two of the lobes are small and positioned beneath a large upper lobe. Vine.
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