As with fathen and redroot, it can grow tall and leafy, creating lots of competition with crop plants for light. Black nightshade is often confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa bella-donna), which ...

The plant, a close relative of cow parsley, has white flowers, thick bristly stems and can grow more than 16ft (5m) tall ... admire it," says Prof Barr. Deadly nightshade is one of the UK's ...