Pete's Walks - Deadly Nightshade

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Photo taken 29/08/06 on the Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail.

Amongst the most poisonous of European Plants. Its alternative name of Belladonna comes from its use by Italian ladies in the Middle Ages who used the juice from its berries to dilate the pupils of their eyes.

Photo taken 29/08/06 on the Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail.