Hunger Games Nightlock

After seeing the hunger games, I was curious if the nightlock berries are based on a real plant. As far as I can find on the web the answer is: no, they are not. I found suggestions that the name might be a combination of deadly nightshade (Belladonna) a poisonous member of the tomato family and hemlock a member of the carrot family supposed to have been used to execute Socrates.

Nightshade in photo above
http://www.troop245.org/ref/poison_plants_or.html



Hemlock in photo below
http://www.troop245.org/ref/poison_plants_or.html

Tip: if you are lost in the woods avoid eating things that look like carrots. They might be wild carrots, but they are more likely to be a poisonous cousin.