Is this nightshade?

[TheSheepofWallSt]

I have an old cottage garden that I’ve been observing over the last 12 months (first year in house), to see what it does/ what it’s hiding.

Truth is- not much of interest.

Then today I saw this - pic attached

I have a two year old, who after what will only be referred to as “the honeysuckle incident” knows VERY well that berries are for birds, not boys. But even so, if it is, obviously need to go a)on a nightshade hunt and make sure I get it all
And b) be extra vigilant in the garden regardless

What’s the consensus?

Hmmm,
could be...

I don't think so, it looks more like a St John's wort. However that is also potentially toxic, so I wouldn't take any chances.

Looks like St John's Wort berries to me

Hard to be sure, because it’s difficult to see what foliage belongs with it, but it might be. Image from the Woodland Trust here. Otherwise, it looks a bit like hypericum. Your best option is to wear gloves, pick a bit and take it to a garden centre to be ID-ed.

Oh yes definitely more like St. John’s wort now I google

Shame in one way to get rid of it, as I’m vaguely thinking of planting in a traditional medicinal herb garden- as it’s quite a shady plot - but was planning to be judicious re: toxicity - so think it will have to go regardless

Ho hum! Babies over borders I suppose!

While we're on the subject of things that look like nightshade, anyone know what this is?

That certainly looks like one of the nightshade family to me.

It’s the cultivated St Johns Wort. Not hypericum perforating, which is the wild / medicinal one.

The most recent photos - which are what I was referring to - are not any sort of hypericum.

Is it black nightshade, which I thought was quite a small plant.

It's not deadly nightshade. I saw some on an autumnal walk with an ex and he nibbled one of the berries (the idiot!), the flesh was bright purple and tasted sweet apparently.

Black Nightshade - solanum nigrum

That exactly look like nightshade plant. Had searched it on google.

1.hypericum

1. Nightshade

Thanks all, and sorry for the hijacking! I just pulled about 20 of the plants out from under the hedges. No idea where it came from, we've been in this house for three years and never seen it before.