Nightshade Family Wildflowers Nightshade Wildflower Page
The nightshade family has flowers with fused petals. When you look at the flower, you see a trumpet with no separation of petals. Members include tobacco, potato, tomato, morning glories, and petunias.
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Field Bindweed Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
A vine that hugs the ground. This one was found in the Boundary Waters area. The leaf is an arrow shaped leaf. You can see one under the left blossom.
Upright Bindweed Upright Bindweed
Convolvulus spithamaeus
We called this the Wild Morning Glory. This one was climbing on Napweed at Elm Creek Park
Purple Nightshade Purple Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
The plant is a gardener's scourge. Very invasive, the berry is poisonous as well. The plant has a wide distribution.

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