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" Violet nightshade

Meaning: Fascination, witchcraft
Solanum brownii | New South Wales

A member of the nightshade family, often toxic. Commonly associated with death and ghosts in folklore. Latin name comes from 'solamen' meaning to quieten or comfort, and refers to the narcotic properties of some species. Used as food plants by the larvae of some butterflies and moths. "

Holly Ringland , The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart


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Holly Ringland quote : Violet nightshade<br /><br />Meaning: <b>Fascination, witchcraft</b><br /><i>Solanum brownii</i> | New South Wales<br /><br /><i>A member of the nightshade family, often toxic. Commonly associated with death and ghosts in folklore. Latin name comes from 'solamen' meaning to quieten or comfort, and refers to the narcotic properties of some species. Used as food plants by the larvae of some butterflies and moths.</i>