I decided this year to try my hand at balcony gardening, so I got a good-brand packet of pepper seed from the garden shop.
When they came up, I assumed they were peppers, but as they matured, clearly they were not. They produced a large number of unusual small blooms, which then turned into lantern-like pods. These pods contained a pea-sized fruit which contained tiny seeds.
I should add, the soil I used came from a compost pile in a wooded area behind the house. So I could very well be growing weeds which choked out the peppers.
Here is a link to a photo. I'm plainly curious what it is.
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