theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted August 26, 2011 Hi guys, I was out having a forage along the river banks this afternoon (the Murrumbidgee) and noticed some bushes coming through the grass producing pea sized and smooth black/purple berries. the vine/bush itself wasn't spikey at all and the fruits smell very sweet. There are no big seeds just purple pulp and tiny seeds inside. the leaves were similar to that of a wild blackberry bush, minus the nasty spikes (maybe these plants werent old enough to bear the barbs etc? they looked quite young and probably ended up there after our massive floods end of 2010) i used to pick wild berries on our old family farm but I dont remember every finding and eating these smooth pea sized black/purple berries. Any assistance would be appreciated, I did take pictures but they turned out horrible as I only had my phone one me. I can go back over the weekend and take some good ones if need be! Thanks guys - d00d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted August 26, 2011 am not familiar with the plants up that way and without more information it's just guess work really... ballpark... Cayratia clematidea http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cayratia~clematidea Cissus hypoglauca http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cissus~hypoglauca Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted August 26, 2011 just uploaded the pics and this one is usable, i think! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted August 26, 2011 looks to me like a member on the nightshade family! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted August 26, 2011 Think It's this one http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=H74 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) blackberry leaves!?! lol yah sick solanum nigrum by the looks Edited August 26, 2011 by gerbil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fydesvindico Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Could probably be glossy nightshade, it's all over the place at the moment. The small fruit can be eaten when black but is poisonous when still green.. but make sure its not Atropa belladonna though, wouldn't want to eat any of those berries. Edited August 26, 2011 by fydesvindico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted August 26, 2011 ah thankyou very much for that fydesvindico, still after years of talking to someone about it as multi species or variants, never looked it up to figure out why there are a few types of those solanums around, that explains alot haha cheers :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
