Black Nightshade, another nearby Solanaceae: Solanum nigrum (Wagner Road)

Only twenty steps from the ground cherry is a scattering of a relative, Black Nightshade. Not much in volume but an interesting name.  At least this week the moth-eaten leaves were a clue, not unusual.  It resembles a tomato plant and has the small white flowers with green berries.

There is a long discussion in Thayer about its lack of toxicity, at least when the berries are ripe and black but quoting others saying the berries will bring torpor and death. Will go back to this a few times before trying when ripe and quote "the greatest garden fruit ever". These were on the north side under the yews.