Atropa
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Atropa is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae: tall, calcicole, herbaceous perennials, bearing large leaves and glossy berries particularly dangerous to children, due to t
Atropa belladonna
Atropa bella-donna
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Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, which also includes tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant. I
Atropa
…of other Solanaceae in tribe Hyoscyameae e.g. those of Hyoscyamus spp., the henbanes). The best-known member of the genus Atropa is deadly nightshade (A. belladonna) – the poisonous plant par excellence in the minds of many. The pharmacologically active ingredients of Atropa species include atropine, scopolamine…
Atropa belladonna
Atropa belladonna by Johann Gottlieb Mann, 1828
Atropa bella-donna flower
Modern Greek, Parian marble bas relief depicting Atropos severing the thread of life