@milaniet When I shoot something, if I don't know what it is - I search my usual websites based on the plant's description and compare my photos with their photos. It really is not hard to do - a bit time consuming maybe. 365ers from nine years ago were very curious and inquisitive - if I posted something without knowing what it was and stating the info with the post. A VERY DIFFERENT crowd here today, but I just got used to doing my research beforehand. Besides, I want to know what grows around me and learn about it. =)
@ludwigsdiana I'll quote a website... Faunal Associations: Bumblebees collect pollen from the flowers (Robertson, 1929). Nectar is unavailable as a floral reward. Several species of insects feed destructively on Black Nightshade, especially the larvae and adults of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). This includes such species as Acallepitrix nitens (a leaf beetle), Epitrix cucumeris (American Potato Flea Beetle), Epitrix fuscula (Eggplant Flea Beetle), Epitrix hirtipennis (Tobacco Flea Beetle), Lema daturaphila (Three-lined Potato Beetle), Lema trivittata (Three-lined Lema Beetle), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado Potato Beetle), Plagiometriona clavata (Clavate Tortoise Beetle), Psylliodes affinis (European Potato Flea Beetle), larvae of the moths Heliothis subflexus (Subflexus Straw) and Manduca sexta (Tobacco Hornworm), and maggots of Liriomyza trifolii (American Serpentine Leafminer); see Clark et al. (2004), Covell (1984/2005), Wagner (2005), and Spencer & Steyskal (1986). The mature fruits of Solanum spp. (nightshade species), including those of Black Nightshade, are eaten by various species of birds and mammals. This includes such birds as the Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Eastern Meadowlark, Gray Catbird, and Swamp Sparrow; the Bird Table has a more complete list of such species. Mammals that eat the fruits of these plants include the Raccoon, Striped Skunk, White-tailed Deer, and small rodents; see Martin et al. (1951/1961), Myers et al. (2004), and Hamilton (1941). Because the seeds in these fruits are able to pass through the digestive tracts of many animals and remain viable, they are distributed across considerable distances, introducing this plant into new areas. The foliage of Black Nightshade is toxic and bitter, therefore it is usually avoided by mammalian herbivores (Georgia, 1913).
@skipt07 Yes and potatoes, peppers and eggplants are in the nightshade family too. I think your red berries are bittersweet nightshade that grows as a vine.
@craftymeg The ripe black berries are not toxic in small amounts, but the green ones are very toxic. Thank you, Margaret!
Hi Mags, thank you so much for messaging me! Yes I'm fine thank you. Just finding it hard to keep up the motivation to take photos and post them through this all. I'll try again! How are you?
@365jgh Hiya Judy! I'm glad you're okay. I'm okay. I am sorry you lost your motivation. I think we all go through that sometime or another. =) Hang in there! I missed you and your photos. =)
@dutchothotmailcom Thank you, Esther!
@milaniet When I shoot something, if I don't know what it is - I search my usual websites based on the plant's description and compare my photos with their photos. It really is not hard to do - a bit time consuming maybe. 365ers from nine years ago were very curious and inquisitive - if I posted something without knowing what it was and stating the info with the post. A VERY DIFFERENT crowd here today, but I just got used to doing my research beforehand. Besides, I want to know what grows around me and learn about it. =)
@milestonevisualmedia Okay.
@fbailey Thank you!
@sangwann Thank you, Dione!
@mittens Thank you, Marilyn!
@skipt07 Yes and potatoes, peppers and eggplants are in the nightshade family too. I think your red berries are bittersweet nightshade that grows as a vine.
@craftymeg The ripe black berries are not toxic in small amounts, but the green ones are very toxic. Thank you, Margaret!
@samae Thank you, Sarah!
@365jgh Hiya Judy! I'm glad you're okay. I'm okay. I am sorry you lost your motivation. I think we all go through that sometime or another. =) Hang in there! I missed you and your photos. =)
@haskar Thank you, Haskar!