Pacific Northwest Gardening: Coastal berries ID please, 1 by wannadanc

wannadanc wrote:
growin - your answer reminded me that that was exactly the first thing I said while in the field. THEN I went to a book I had brought along - and the confusion began. I have gone back over the aspects observed, as well as the book by Pojar & Mackinnon, and Internet photos - including those here on Dave's Garden.

We never did find any "vine" structures - all remaining berries were attached to single stalks no more than 12 inches long. The berries were very translucent ..... but I didn't save any for internal examination for carpels and such.

I am stuck somewhere between Actaea rubra - baneberry and Solanum dulcamara - nightshade.