Solanaceae
Climbing nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (43)
- Arabic
- المغد الحلو المر, ثلثان حلو مر, ثلثلان, حلوه مره, مره حلوه
- Asturian
- Dulcamara
- Azerbaijani
- Acıtəhər quşüzümü
- Basque
- Azeri-mahatsa
- Belarusian
- Воўчыя ягады, Гліснік, Грушаўнік, Залознік, Зубнік, Ліснік, Мядзведжыя ягады
- Catalan
- Dolçamara, Dolçamare, Morella amargant, Morelle douce-amère
- Chinese
- 光白英, 千年不烂心, 欧白英, 苦茄
- csb
- Słodkògòrzczi lilek
- Czech
- Lilek potměchuť, Lilek popínavý, PKR/Solanum dulcamara, Potměchuť, Potměchuť popínavá, Rajče potměchuť
- Danish
- Bittersød Natskygge
- dsb
- Górkosłodka ronica
- Dutch
- Bitterzoet
- English
- Climbing nightshade, Bittersweet, Bittersweet, woody nightshade, Bittersweet nightshade, Bittersweet woody
- Esperanto
- Dolĉamaro
- Estonian
- Harilik maavits, Maavits
- Finnish
- Punakoiso
- French
- Morelle douce-amère, Douce-amère, Douce-amere, Morelle grimpante
- frr
- Raidbei
- Galician
- Dulcamara, Uva de can
- German
- Bittersüss, Bittersüßer Nachtschatten, Bittersüß, Bittersüß-Nachtschatten, Hundbeere, Mausholz, Morelle douce-amère, Mäuseholz
- hsb
- Hórkosłódke wrónidło
- Hungarian
- Keserű csucsor
- Italian
- Dulcamara, Morella rampicante
- Japanese
- オオマルバノホロシ
- Kazakh
- Ащылау алқа
- Latvian
- Bebrukārkliņš
- Lithuanian
- Karklavijas, Morelle douce-amère, Paprastasis karklavijas
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Slyngsøtvier
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Slyngsøtvier
- Persian
- تلخ و شیرین
- Polish
- Psianka słodkogórz
- Portuguese
- Doce-amarga
- Quechua
- Allqu ñupchuy, Allqu nupchuy
- Romanian
- Lăsnicior
- Russian
- Паслён сладко-горький, Паслен сладко-горький
- Scottish Gaelic
- Fuath Gorm
- Slovak
- Ľuľok sladkohorký
- Slovenian
- Grenkoslad
- Spanish
- Dulcamara, Amaradulce, Amargamiel, Emborrachadora, Espuma de latex, Espuma de látex, Hierba pelada, Morera trepadora
- Swedish
- Besksöta, Bittersöta, Bos-ört, Bosört, Djävulsris, Kvesved, Matledskvistar, Morelle douce-amère
- Turkish
- Yaban yasemini, Sofur
- Ukrainian
- Паслін солодко-гіркий
- Welsh
- Elinog
Synonyms
- Dulcamara albiflora Opiz
- Dulcamara flexuosa Moench
- Dulcamara flexuosa f. flexuosa
- Dulcamara flexuosa f. violacea Opiz
- Dulcamara flexuosa var. albiflora Opiz
- Dulcamara flexuosa var. cordata Opiz
- Dulcamara flexuosa var. flexuosa
- Dulcamara flexuosa var. hastiifolia Opiz
- Dulcamara flexuosa var. ovata Opiz
- Dulcamara lignosa Gilib.
- Dulcamara violacea Opiz
- Lycopersicon dulcamara (L.) Medik.
- Solanum albiflora Farw.
- Solanum albiflorum House
- Solanum asiae-mediae Pojark.
- Solanum assimile Frivaldsky von Frivald
- Solanum assimile Friv.
- Solanum atroviolaceum Máthé
- Solanum borealisinense C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang
- Solanum depilatum Kitag.
- Solanum dulcamara f. albiflorum House
- Solanum dulcamara f. albiflorum Farw.
- Solanum dulcamara f. assimile Frivaldsky von Frivald
- Solanum dulcamara f. dulcamara
- Solanum dulcamara f. hastiifolia Dunal
- Solanum dulcamara f. lucidum Máthé
- Solanum dulcamara f. persicum L.
- Solanum dulcamara f. pubescens Roem. & Schult.
- Solanum dulcamara f. subglabrum Kuntze
- Solanum dulcamara subsp. dulcamara
- Solanum dulcamara subsp. ovatum (Peterm.) Dunal
- Solanum dulcamara subsp. pusztarum (Soó) Soó
- Solanum dulcamara subvar. dulcamara
- Solanum dulcamara subvar. villosissimum (Desv.) Bornm.
- Solanum dulcamara var. albiflora Lév.
- Solanum dulcamara var. album Sweet
- Solanum dulcamara var. alpinum Schur
- Solanum dulcamara var. atroviolaceum Máthé
- Solanum dulcamara var. canescens Farw.
- Solanum dulcamara var. carneum G.Don
and 53 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 8,994 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kailey Alderfer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: William C. McKnight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kailey Alderfer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: moxostoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amayes Touabi, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luke Padon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.