Cutleaf Nightshade

Cutleaf Nightshade

Solanum triflorum Nutt.

Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)

Mature plant

Close-up of plant stems, leaves ▼

Flowers

Fruit

Cutleaf Nightshade:

native, low-growing, spreading summer annual weed with small, hairy, lobed leaves (oak-like)
grows 6-12 inches tall, but can spread to up to 2 feet wide
flowers are small, white, 5-petaled with yellow center, followed by green globe-like berry that will eventually darken to purplish (usually--may stay green at ripening)
found in reduced tillage summer annual crops in northern Midwest and northern plains states
increased in population due to widespread use of herbicide that did not affect it, but being more effectively controlled now