Bernard Castelein / Bitter nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Ernie Janes / Spindle (Euonymus europacus) berries

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Bittersweet / woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), Büchelberg, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Nick Upton / Spindle tree berries (Euonymus europaeus) with orange seeds visible in splitting capsular fruits, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Common spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) poisonous berries containing terpenes, caffeine and theobromine. Podere Montecucco, near Orvieot, Umbria, Italy, October.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of the fruit of a Spindle (Euonymus europaeus), Belgium, November.

Dave Watts / Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) 'Red Cascade' close up of berries, England, UK, October.

Dave Watts / Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) 'Red Cascade' close up of berries, England, UK, October.

Philippe Clement / Dog cockle / European bittersweet (Glycymeris glycymeris) shells on beach, Brittany, France

Philippe Clement / Shells of the Dog cockle / European bittersweet (Glycymeris glycymeris), Brittany, France

Dave Watts / Spindle tree berries {Euonymus europaeus} UK

Dave Watts / Spindle tree berries {Euonymus europaeus} UK