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Submitted by grannyrose on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 15:53
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This is a volunteer. It is growing behind my green ee's and a volunteer lantana. Does anyone know what it is? It looks like some type of pepper plants. It has tons of little pepper looking pods on it. I hope you all can see this pic better. The blooms are tiny white and pods are oval instead of round like the nightshade pic I found.

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Seeds

Submitted by momof3indiana on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 21:00.
If you decide to save seeds from this plant I would love some. My stepfather LOVES all kinds of pepper plants. Sarah

SAHM of 3 kids, an 11 year old son, 4 year old boy girl twins and wife of 12 years.

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If I can save

Submitted by grannyrose on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 21:08.
them you are welcome to them Sarah. I hope the birds don't get to them first. In that corner of my yard(southeast), I have gotten a lantana, a tree(unknown)and my neighbor has a fig tree hanging over. I wish I could get one of those to volunteer on my side of the fence.

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Looks like Oma is right on

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 19:05.
Looks like Oma is right on with her ID - here's info on it Dor. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/83140/
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That is...

Submitted by oma2 on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 12:55.
A Pequin pepper plant, also called a chiltepin. The birds eat the peppers and then the seeds fall from their droppings. One year we had 14+ plants growing in the yard all deposited by the birds. The peppers turn green and then red. They are extememly hot too. I even tried making salsa from them once, but I had to cut it so many times to take the fire out that I ended up throwing the batch out. They will certainly light you up!!
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Yes

Submitted by grannyrose on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 19:55.
Susann, Connie and Oma both were on the money. Glad I was able to find out what it is. I didn't want to have anything around that is poison. Little Mya loves to try to help me all the times and I couldn't take the chance.

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Thank you Oma

Submitted by grannyrose on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 12:57.
and Connie. It is a pretty plant to look at but since I dn't know where it came from I think I will pass on eating it. I sure hope it doesn't spread everywhere.

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You're welcome

Submitted by oma2 on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 20:42.
Grannyrose it will only spread through the kindness of your birds. The mockingbirds love the little pepper. For more information you can visit: http;//chetbacon.com/peppers/hot peppers.html
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Possibly a native pepper

Submitted by Lavender2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 20:38.
I found a few native Capsicums (peppers) in your area. Capsicum annum var. glabriusculum (Dunal) looks very much like what you have, but not sure if you can ID possitively.... http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAANG .....Sending you some links,Dor.
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Thanks

Submitted by grannyrose on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 11:22.
Connie, it sure does look alot like the Capsicums. I don't remember planting the cayenne pepper but my neighbor to the back and side are very close. It's possible that it came from one of them.

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Pepper?

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 15:14.
Now that I can see the upright pods, does look more like a pepper, but they are both Solanaceae family. Please keep taking pics as it develops so we can get more looks at it?
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I will

Submitted by grannyrose on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 17:00.
keep watching it and taking more pics. In the meantime I will keepp the grands and pets away from it until we are sure what it is. Thanks Dor

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I will look

Submitted by grannyrose on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 08:43.
closer at it todayand get a better pic.

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3s?

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 02:00.
Dor, can't see it real well, but are the berries in clumps of 3? If so, check out nightshade.
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I edited

Submitted by grannyrose on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 12:16.
the pic Dizzy . Can you see this one better? Some are in three's, the blooms are white, and the berries are oval. Dor

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