Bittersweet
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 25th August 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Tyninghame Bay on 9th June 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Tyninghame Bay on  21st August 2011 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
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Fruit
Taken at Balgray Reservoir on 23rd September 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.		 Fact File

Fruit
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 21st September 2015 using Nikon D5200  18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment. 		Fact File

Fruit
Taken at Troon on 11th November 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens		 Fact File

Bittersweet.
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AKA: 		Solanum dulcamara.
Solanales.
Solanaceae.
Perennial.
Woody Nightshade.
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 Likes damp places in woods, ditches and marshes.
June - September.
1 - 4 m high.
Bittersweet  climbs by wrapping itself around other plants. The scientific name dulcamara derives from the Latin for 'bitter' and 'sweet', probably due to the toxic juice in the berries which at first taste bitter and then sweet. But don't try this out, they will make you sick!