Red fruit

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  1. EulalasDaddy

    EulalasDaddy Member

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    I've stumbled across what looks like some sort of fruitbearing vine. It has a three leaflet leaf that almost looks like three seperate leaves, and fruit that starts green and turns red. They are about 1/2 inch if not a little smaller, and they look and smell like tiny little tomatoes-juicy red flesh inside and pale yellow seeds (mostly seeds). The vine looks nothing like a tomato vine. What is it??!!
     
  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Is it a woody vine or a herbaceous vine?
     
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    It seems to be a woody vine. It's mingled in with a couple other vines, one of which I know to be wild grape, all climbing on a Rhodedendron.
     
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    If it had small purple flowers with a yellow center these are probably Nightshade, and it is a member of the tomato family. However, these can be poisonous if eaten.
     

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