Bittersweet Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
Solanaceae (Nighshade family)
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Type: Simple or compound
Vine Stems: 2 - 8 feet
Habitat: Clearings and thickets
Blooms: May to September
Both the leaves and the unripened fruit of this plant contain a toxic alkaloid called solanine. The name "bittersweet" comes from the fact that when eaten, some parts of the plant taste bitter and then sweet. The yellow anthers of this plant form a central cone (National Audubon Society, 2001).
References
National Audubon Society. (2001). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers--E: Eastern Region - Revised Edition (National Audubon Society Field Guides) (2nd Revised ed.). Knopf.