Anyone know what this is?

[sasha_feather]

Growing in my back yard in Wisconsin

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Comments

[conuly]

It's gorgeous when it ripens, isn't it?

But yes, it's a nuisance to remove if you let it get established, and it does take over.

I'm told it's only the seeds that are poison and you can eat the berries proper so long as you spit the seeds out, but I wouldn't risk it. It's also possible to eat the leaves if you boil them several times in fresh changes of water, but I wouldn't waste the effort either - if you can't afford spinach, ask the grocery store if you can take away their beet greens. Hell, I've had people practically pay me to take that away!