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Pepper or weed

I found this plant growing by my big cedar tree last winter. It caught
my eye because of the red round pepper looking fruits. At first it looked
like a pepper to me, but may be some other kind of plant. I took a
picture today, no red ones, just green. What kind of plant or weed
could this be. It does have a resemblance to a pepper.

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I found this plant growing by my big cedar tree last winter. It caught
my eye because of the red round pepper looking fruits. At first it looked
like a pepper to me, but may be some other kind of plant. I took a
picture today, no red ones, just green. What kind of plant or weed
could this be. It does have a resemblance to a pepper.

Why don't you take a bite and find out?
 
Yep that is a weed and not one you want to mess with, I don't know its botanical name right off hand, but I would just go with it being a nightshade of some type. If you have some little ones running around I would pull it up and trash it.
George W.
 
Was just googling around and damn, check out these bad boys:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solanum_atropurpureum_fruits.jpg

I might just try and track down some seeds and grow them for ornamental value! :cool:

On another note, I'm trying to grow Solanum centrale (Australian Bush Tomato or Desert Raisin) this season but have had no luck getting them to germinate. :(

I believe they too are poisonous when unripe.

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I found this plant growing by my big cedar tree last winter. It caught
my eye because of the red round pepper looking fruits. At first it looked
like a pepper to me, but may be some other kind of plant. I took a
picture today, no red ones, just green. What kind of plant or weed
could this be. It does have a resemblance to a pepper.

Why don't you take a bite and find out?
Bad form there Hot Stuff, I'm sure you meant no harm but it's sometimes better to say nothing.
 
I was just kidding. Didn't eat it! When I spotted it last winter, my sister did
take a bite. She spit it out after I told her it may be poisonous. Thanks
everyone for I.D on weed. First time I have ever seen it in my yard.
 
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