When writing mathematical proofs, one of the methods that is relied upon, is the notion that it's often easier to prove what's "not" than what "is". (which is genius in its simple elegance)
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In this case, once you know what's "not", what "is", becomes irrelevant. And if you like the pepper, keep it growing...
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Short of DNA testing, it's probably fairly impossible to know what that thing is.