Just because a plant is pretty doesn’t mean it’s safe to be around. The horse nettle plant is one example. The star-shaped flowers might look nice in a garden, but the sharp thorns and the poison they ...

"Clueless" star Alicia Silverstone suffered a truly "clueless" moment when she plucked an unknown berry out of a stranger's yard and popped it into her mouth—only to later discover that the mystery ...

Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk on a trip to England. The “Clueless” actor said she thought the ...

Q: Nightshade plants began growing in the same raised bed as tomatoes. Will the nightshade poison the soil in the raised bed? After we dig out the nightshade plants, do we need to replace the soil ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on ...

A study has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium, also known as silverleaf nightshade, may help create a 'superweed.' A professor of entomology and plant pathology has been studying ...

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...