Cock's Eggs
Cock's Eggs on waste ground, Abbotsbury, Dorset
Side view of flower
View of corolla, style and stigma
Leaves - ground cover
Close-up of leaves
Salpichroa origanifolia
Pampas Lily-of-the-valley, Lily-of-the-valley Vine
Solanaceae
June to October
It is very thinly scattered from the Midlands southwards.
See the BSBI distribution map for Cock's Eggs
It is a neophyte, Introduced from South America as a garden
plant and is naturalised on waste and disturbed ground
Cock’s Eggs is a perennial, sprawling, spreading, rhizomatous,
ground-covering, vine-like herb, growing up to 1.5m.
The flower is white, bell-shaped and up to 1cm across.
The white berry (not shown) is up to 1.5cm across.
Leaves are twisted ovals, green, slightly fleshy and up to 2.5cm
The stems are much branched - forming dense stands of ground
cover.
Like many of the Solanaceae, Cock’s Eggs produces toxic
chemicals, in this case, anolides.
It is a notifiable invasive weed in the USA and parts of Australia.
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Cock's Eggs on waste ground, Abbotsbury, Dorset
Side view of flower
View of corolla, style and stigma
Leaves - ground cover
Close-up of leaves
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