Nightshades T-Shirt Tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants are all nightshades, but the most notorious of the nightshade family is of course the dreaded Atropa belladonna, aka “deadly nightshade.” Used during the Middle Ages as a poison of choice for assassins, this plant is so toxic that just a few drops slipped into a foe’s flagon of mead could launch them into disorienting visions, violent convulsions, full-on paralysis, and even death. Known as a killer of kings, Macbeth of Scotland, as well as the emperors Augustus and Claudius of Rome, were among the corpses claimed by this lovely légume fatale. Best quality, ethically made in Los Angeles, US Now at CACTUS.STORE