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any idea what this berry plant is?

comments (3) October 24th, 2009 in gallery     
pheel pheel, member
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It is the plant in the foreground with the black berries
Here are the small white flowers
Here is a closeup of the black berries that they turn into
It is the plant in the foreground with the black berries

It is the plant in the foreground with the black berries
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As my garden was finishing up this season, this plant started cropping up and growing very fast.

It has a hardy green stalk that starts turning black as it gets more established. It has small white flowers that turn into green berries then turn black. Sorry my pictures aren't better.

I have never planted anything like this and I have already pulled out several of them. They did not want to come out, very well rooted.

Thanks for any help.

- pheel

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Comments (3)

budding_gardener writes: Hello!

I would agree that it is most likely some type of nightshade! Careful - I think that it's poisonous!
Posted: 5:32 pm on November 2nd
Garius writes: Yes, I agree - looks like black nightshade. Posted: 1:21 pm on October 27th
lady_gryphon writes: looks like a member of solanum family, but i'm not sure what is.

maybe this can help:
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/weeds/Solanum_nigrum/ Posted: 4:59 pm on October 25th
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