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Pittsburgh, PA. Growing in my backyard. My 2 y/o daughter ate at least 1 berry. Trying to figure out if it's poisonous or not. Thanks
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Pittsburgh, PA. Growing in my backyard. My 2 y/o daughter ate at least 1 berry. Trying to figure out if it’s poisonous or not. Thanks


Pittsburgh, PA. Growing in my backyard. My 2 y/o daughter ate at least 1 berry. Trying to figure out if it’s poisonous or not. Thanks

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25 Comments

  1. TedTheHappyGardener

    Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara. It is poisonous.

  2. ProducePotential1817

    Bittersweet nightshade? Take your baby to the hospital to be certain.

  3. Playful_Marzipan8398

    I can tell it a glance that is in the nightshade family, and very likely to be poisonous. How poisonous, I don’t know. If I were you, I would do a plant ID photo check, I think Google does it, there are apps, I would call POISON CONTROL and then ask them what to do

  4. BackgroundMention502

    Solanine levels are higher in unripe berries. I would take her to the doctor ASAP. If she had more than the one berry that you saw, she might have consumed a toxic amount.

  5. Sweaty_Garden_2939

    Those berries are green (unripe) which means they are more toxic than ripened ones (also toxic). If it were my daughter I’d be going for a some activated charcoal and some coconut oil or stomach pumping. Go to the doctor and bring some of the berries.

  6. Nikki-C-Puggle-mum

    Either induce vomiting, bring her to the emergency room or call 911 or at least poison control immediately.

  7. Fabulous_Ad4098

    Call the Poison Comtrol Center for steps to take with your daughter.

  8. Cloched

    Please remove these plants from your yard!!

  9. Excellent_Noise6281

    Yes, black nightshade, poison in high levels. How much has to be eaten to actually be dangerous is up for debate

  10. Multifan_the9th

    Make sure to teach her not to eat random things she finds!

  11. Lake_Erie69

    Looks like bittersweet nightshade, 13 berries will kill a person go to the hospital asap

  12. Uillith

    The hospital would be best considering her age. I ate a ripe one at 3 (less poisonous than non ripe) and had to get my stomach pumped. An emergency clinic, if you have them, would work as well.

  13. Duedain

    Couldn’t have tasted very good as a green berry. I assume your daughter would have spit it out. They are pretty tasty when they turn black.

  14. DepartureTight798

    Probably need to make a doctors appointment

  15. acarp52080

    It looks to me like a creeping vine in the nightshade family, that is extremely poisonous. I hope your daughter is alright, best wishes to you both!

  18. Adela_Arson

    Poor little girl is never going to trust a berry again. 😢

  20. claratintin

    Please call poison control and make sure it connects you with the state/region you live in so they can correctly help you identify its toxicity.

  23. Hot_Land4560

    Is this real? Why ask reddit about possible poisoning? Get to a doctor. Call poison control.

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