Maryland Wild Plants

Pennsylvania Smartgrass, aka Pinkweed and Pennsylvania Smartweed is officially known as both Persicaria pensylvanica and Polygonum pensylvanicum. The former is preferred. It is native to the nearly the entire continental United States, Alaska, large swaths of Canada, and probably Mexico…

This pretty lady is found widely around the area and often mistaken for Atropa belladonna, Deadly Nightshade. Per The Poison Garden, a reputable source, this is actually Solanum dulcamara, aka Woody Nightshade. The USDA agrees. It is still poison.