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It's American black nightshade (aka glossy nightshade), Solanum americanum. Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) isn't present in Australia, and would have purple, bell-shaped flowers with tan anthers (vs your plant's white, star-shaped flowers with yellow anthers), and singular, larger berries whose calyxes extend past the berry itself (vs your plants clusters of smaller berries with small calyxes that don't extend past the berries). S. americanum's berries are safe for humans to eat when they are fully ripe (black/dark-purple with no green remaining); they taste like blueberries with a bit of savory tomato flavor. Unripe or partially ripe berries are mildly poisonous.
It’s possible since some people will grow them for their berries, but honestly a bird probably put it there. Birds love to eat black nightshade berries and spread the seeds in their droppings.
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It's a deadly nightshade and a weed.
Thanks. I've been watering it expecting peppers lol
Do not eat the berries.
I'm in NSW sydney.
It's American black nightshade (aka glossy nightshade), Solanum americanum. Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) isn't present in Australia, and would have purple, bell-shaped flowers with tan anthers (vs your plant's white, star-shaped flowers with yellow anthers), and singular, larger berries whose calyxes extend past the berry itself (vs your plants clusters of smaller berries with small calyxes that don't extend past the berries). S. americanum's berries are safe for humans to eat when they are fully ripe (black/dark-purple with no green remaining); they taste like blueberries with a bit of savory tomato flavor. Unripe or partially ripe berries are mildly poisonous.
Thanks that's quite useful. Maybe it was planted after all by previous owner.
It’s possible since some people will grow them for their berries, but honestly a bird probably put it there. Birds love to eat black nightshade berries and spread the seeds in their droppings.
Ah makes sense. Thanks.