a type of nightshade, likely Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum).
meguskus
Forbidden tomato (do not eat)
OrdinaryOrder8
This is the native species American black nightshade, Solanum americanum. Its berries are a favorite snack for birds, who then spread the seeds in their droppings (likely how your plant got there). The plant is nice to keep for them and for pollinators.
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Forgot to add, zone 9, coastal Texas.
Is it thorny? Possibly horse nettle
Looks like solanum nigrum/ black nightshade
a type of nightshade, likely Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum).
Forbidden tomato (do not eat)
This is the native species American black nightshade, Solanum americanum. Its berries are a favorite snack for birds, who then spread the seeds in their droppings (likely how your plant got there). The plant is nice to keep for them and for pollinators.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=18&taxon_id=59035
S. nigrum is a related species from Eurasia with larger flowers and longer, narrower anthers which doesn’t grow in Texas.