Pollinator plant

Bittersweet Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Pollinator recipe
Sign in to use recipes

Common names

69 names · 40 languages
EnglishYour language
+17 more namesShow fewer names
Other languages (39)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
Arabic
  • ثلثان حلو مر[4]
  • حلوة مرة[4]
  • كاكنج نهري[4]
+1 more nameShow fewer names
  • مغد حلو مر[4]
Armenian
  • Մորմ քաղցրադառնավուն[4]
Basque
  • Azeri-mahatsa[4]
Belarusian
  • Паслён салодка-горкі[4]
Bulgarian
  • Червено кучешко грозде[4]
Catalan
  • dolçamara[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
Czech
  • lilek potměchuť[4]
Danish
  • Bittersød natskygge[4]
Estonian
  • harilik maavits[4]
Finnish
German
Hebrew
  • סולנום עדין[4]
Hungarian
  • Ebszőlő csucsor[4]
Irish
  • Fuath gorm[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • オオマルバノホロシ[4]
  • セイヨウヤマホロシ[4]
  • マルバノホロシ[4]
Japanese (romanized)
  • Marubano-horoshi[4]
Korean
  • 왕배풍등[4]
Latvian
  • Bebrukārkliņš[4]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis karklavijas[4]
Norwegian
  • slyngsøtvier[4]
Polish
  • Psianka słodkogórz[4]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Паслён сладко-горький[4]
Serbian
  • Пасквица[4]
Slovak
  • ľuľok sladkohorký[4]
Slovenian
  • Grenkoslad[4]
Spanish
Sranan Tongo
Swedish
  • Besksöta[4]
  • vanlig besksöta[4]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Паслін солодко-гіркий[4]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Solanum dulcamara — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Bitter Nightshade — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Bittersweet — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Bittersweet Nightshade — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Blue Blindweed — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Blue Nightshade — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Climbing Nightshade — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Devil's Apple — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • European Bittersweet — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(8); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Fellonwort — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(9); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Felonwood — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(10); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Poisonous Nightshade — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(11); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Scarlet Berry — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(12); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Snakeberry — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(13); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Soda Apple — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(14); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Violet Bloom — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(15); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Wolfgrape — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(16); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Woody Nightshade — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(17); heading: Common Name(s):; Solanum dulcamara.
[2] Solanum dulcamara — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Bittersüßer Nachtschatten — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • bittersweet — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • bittersweet nightshade — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • climbing bittersweet — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • climbing nightshade — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • trailing bittersweet — results[0].names[56]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Trailing Nightshade — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • woody nightshade — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • dulcámara — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • uvas del diablo — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • morelle douce-amère — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • dulcamara — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • morella rampicante — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • bitterzoet — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Doce-amarga — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Dulcamara — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Solanum dulcamara ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Bittersüßer Nachtschatten (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 175432; taxon 4Y2BH.
  • Bittersweet (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 175431; taxon 4Y2BH.
  • Climbing nightshade — VernacularName.tsv, line 175433; taxon 4Y2BH.
[4] Solanum dulcamara — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Bittersüßer Nachtschatten — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • bittersweet — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • bittersweet nightshade — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • climbing bittersweet — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • climbing nightshade — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • trailing bittersweet — results[0].names[56]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Trailing Nightshade — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • woody nightshade — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • dulcámara — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • uvas del diablo — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • morelle douce-amère — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • dulcamara — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • morella rampicante — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • bitterzoet — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Doce-amarga — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Dulcamara — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Паслён сладко-горький — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • punakoiso — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • lilek potměchuť — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Paprastasis karklavijas — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Bittersød natskygge — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Besksöta — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • slyngsøtvier — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Червено кучешко грозде — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Psianka słodkogórz — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Ebszőlő csucsor — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Paskvica — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • マルバノホロシ — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • セイヨウヤマホロシ — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • オオマルバノホロシ — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Marubano-horoshi — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Nagskade — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • 歐白英 — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • 欧白英 — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • harilik maavits — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • ثلثان حلو مر — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • مغد حلو مر — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • حلوة مرة — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • كاكنج نهري — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Մորմ քաղցրադառնավուն — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • yaban yasemini — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Паслін солодко-гіркий — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Пасквица — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Паслён салодка-горкі — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • ľuľok sladkohorký — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Grenkoslad — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • dolçamara — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Bebrukārkliņš — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • antruwa — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Fuath gorm — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • סולנום עדין — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Azeri-mahatsa — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Elinog — results[0].names[52]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • vanlig besksöta — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • 왕배풍등 — results[0].names[58]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
  • Sofur — results[0].names[59]; taxon id 55620; Solanum dulcamara.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Solanum dulcamara is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Solanaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
0.61–3.05 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.61–2.44 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Climbing; Spreading

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Native range
Azores, temperate Eurasia to North Indo-China, Northwest Africa

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Bitter Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a climbing plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Solanum dulcamara — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1235445; ID 4Y2BH; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1235445; ID 4Y2BH; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Solanum dulcamara — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonNative rangeReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .