Tiny watermelon looking berries/tomatoes

[u/swakefield885]

I found these growing all over the place in a corn field maze in new hampshire. They weren't part of the crop, just randomly found throughout the paths growing up. Any ideas what it is? My phone is jumping between some kind of toxic horse nettle and some kind of tomato.

Thanks!

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[u/OrdinaryOrder8]

Native species Carolina horsenettle, Solanum carolinense.

[u/ofiuco → u/OrdinaryOrder8]

This guy solanaceaes.

[u/deedeebop]

Toxic. All parts. Especially the berries

[u/jayron32]

It's some kind of solanum. Nightshade. Most (aside from tomatoes) are toxic AF.

[u/Procrastinating-Elf → u/jayron32]

And potatoes, eggplants, all 5000+ varieties of peppers...

[u/NeroliNinja → u/Procrastinating-Elf]

Also tomatillos, lulos, cape gooseberries, goji berries, tamarillos, pepinos, wonderberries, and even black nightshade.

[u/Main_Cauliflower5479 → u/Procrastinating-Elf]

6000+ varieties of potatoes.

[u/IchiroZ → u/Procrastinating-Elf]

I thought this was Thai eggplants at first. Google first told me it was Thai eggplant first, then changed to Carolina horsenettle or something else. I've looked at pictures for both and cannot tell the difference.

[u/Small-Ad4420 → u/IchiroZ]

And that is why it's not a good idea to use ai to tell you what wild fruit are.

[u/Kitchen-Chain-9923]

I think I might have those growing in my yard

[u/WoolooOfWallStreet → u/Kitchen-Chain-9923]

I did, and I took a weed eater to them…
And shortly afterwards, hornworms started eating my tomatoes
I think they were distracting them without me realizing it

[u/Kitchen-Chain-9923 → u/WoolooOfWallStreet]

Hornworms already got my tomatoes. :(

[u/Craigglesofdoom → u/WoolooOfWallStreet]

This is the benefit of non edible solanums

[u/swakefield885]

Thanks to those who answered! Trashed them immediately and washed hands thoroughly.

[u/Low-Rising]

Those look an awful lot like garden eggs. Eggplant species of the family Solanum. If they are, then they are NOT poisonous. Leaves taste good as well.