Ripe fruit is harmless when cooked and is generally considered to have no adverse effect if limited amounts are eaten raw. Uncooked berries may have laxative effect. Leaves, roots, bark, or immature berries may cause diarrhea. Morelle Douce-Amere, Poison Berry or Flower, Poisonous Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Snake Berry, Woody Nightshade, Climbing Nightshade. Leaves are ovate, alternate, and entire or lobed.
Fruits are round with bright red berries.
Headache, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, subnormal temperature, shock, abdominal pain, circulatory and respiratory depression, loss of sensation, and paralysis. Leaves are ovate, alternate, and entire or lobed. Flowers are small, white, and star-shaped. Fruits are round with purple or black berries with many seeds. Leaves and unripe berries.