Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) with berry

Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) with berry

Description

Title:
Woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) with berry
Caption / Description:

It is native to Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America, where it is an invasive problem weed. It occurs in a very wide range of habitats, from woodlands to scrubland, hedges and marshes. It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region and was first spotted in 1843.

Bittersweet is a semi-woody herbaceous perennial vine, which scrambles over other plants, capable of reaching a height of 4 m where suitable support is available, but more often 1–2 meters high. The leaves are 4–12 cm long, roughly arrowhead-shaped, and often lobed at the base. The flowers are in loose clusters of 3–20, 1–1.5 cm across, star-shaped, with five purple petals and yellow stamens and style pointing forward. The fruit is an ovoid red berry about 1 cm long, soft and juicy, but edible for birds, which disperse the seeds widely.

Bittersweet is used in naturopathy and herbalism. Its main usage is for conditions that have an impact on the skin, mucous membrane and the membrane (synovial membrane) around the joints. Bittersweet is considered by some to be a herbal remedy for treating herpes and allergies.

Description taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_nightshade

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Solanales
  • Solanaceae
  • Nightshades
  • Solanum
  • Solanum dulcamara
  • Woody nightshade
  • Bittersweet
  • Bittersweet nightshade
  • Bitter nightshade
  • Blue bindweed
  • Amara Dulcis
  • Climbing nightshade
  • Fellenwort
  • Felonwood
  • Poisonberry
  • Poisonflower
  • Scarlet berry
  • Snakeberry
  • Trailing bittersweet
  • Trailing nightshade
  • Violet bloom

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2848px x 4272px
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JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

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City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
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Yes
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Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1200 s
Aperture:
f/6.3
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
100mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers

Post Processing

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  • Adobe Camera RAW
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