N/ Alphabe-Thursday

Tiny purple flowers of climbing NIGHTSHADE (Solanum dulcamara)

Also known as bittersweet or woody NIGHTSHADE  (but it is not deadly NIGHTSHADE), this is a woody perennial that grows one to three metres (3 to 10 feet) tall. It probably grows some place near you unless you live in one of Canada's Prairie Provinces or in one of the most southern states in the U.S.

A cluster of inedible, somewhat poisonous red berries

Climbing NIGHTSHADE is a relative of tomatoes and potatoes. BUT don't eat them! Although rare, eating these berries can kill you.

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July 20/ Nature Notes

Seen from the road

Some of what can be seen these days as vacationers travel Ontario roads. The largest square is a mama donkey and her baby. Cute, eh?

Moving clockwise: Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis),  Sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta), common St.John's-wort (Hypericum perforatum), common goat's-beard (Tragopogon dubius) seed head and burdock (Arctium minus).

Please note that I include the botanical names because they remain the same around the world but the common names vary.

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