page_title: Deadly nightshade
hierarchical_section_title: Deadly nightshade
caption_attribution_description: Species: Atropa bella-donna Family: Solanaceae Image No. 1
context_page_description: Deadly nightshade or belladonna is a well-known, hardy perennial shrub. It is a member of the nightshade family.
  Originally, it grew in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. It has also been seen in North America, but is far less common there. Usually it grows in the shade. The plant does not like direct sunlight. Often it grows in places where the soil is rich in limestone.
context_section_description: Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a well-known, hardy perennial shrub. It is a member of the nightshade family. 
  Originally, it grew in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. It has also been seen in North America, but is far less common there. Usually it grows in the shade. The plant does not like direct sunlight. Often it grows in places where the soil is rich in limestone.
caption: Berries of the belladonna.
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