Deadly Solanaceae
Historical, botanical, and chemical exploration of the nightshade family, focusing on tropane alkaloid species, folklore, and herbarium documentation.
Inside this collection
Mandragora & Root Lore
Taxonomy of Mandragora officinarum, root morphology, the black-dog uprooting legend, and its place in medieval herbals.
Atropa belladonna
Botanical features of deadly nightshade, historical cosmetic dilations, belladonna alkaloids, and folklore of the shaded hedge.
Hyoscyamus niger
Black henbane identification, floral venation, sticky glandular hairs, and its presence in ancient Mediterranean divinatory records.
Datura & Brugmansia
Thornapples and angel's trumpets, examining their trumpet-shaped corollas, spiny seed pods, and ethnobotanical warnings.
Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet nightshade, climbing woody stems, purple-and-gold flowers, and historical applications in folk medicine.
Withania somnifera
Botanical profile of ashwagandha, winter cherry calyces, and historical documentation across South Asian apothecary traditions.
Scopolia carniolica
European henbane bell, rhizome characteristics, scopolamine content, and comparative herbarium records in Alpine borders.
Duboisia Species
Australian corkwood trees, arid-adapted foliage, tropane yields, and historical Indigenous preparation of pituri chew-leaves.
A darker leaf.
A closer look.
We trace the line between botanical evidence, historical remedies and plant lore. A beautiful specimen deserves a careful reading.
Our approach