A few small things and one giant!
Nov 6, 2023 19:35:23 #
Nice, interesting set. You can't eat the berries, but they are safe for wildlife. While growing up we knew them as ink berries and we made plenty of mess squeezing them for their the bright pink ink.
Nov 6, 2023 21:28:39 #
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Nov 6, 2023 21:32:12 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Beautiful set Kathy. That is one BIG tree
It is huge. Every time i stand under it I am in awe. My great grandfather planted it.
Nov 6, 2023 21:34:00 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Very nice set. Were the flowers and berries current (October-November) or from earlier this year? Summer? Spring? 2022? 
These were all from the second week of October this year. Thanks.
Nov 6, 2023 21:36:08 #
CCPhotoist wrote:
Nice, interesting set. You can't eat the berries, but they are safe for wildlife. While growing up we knew them as ink berries and we made plenty of mess squeezing them for their the bright pink ink.
I googled them and read that even the plants are toxic to the skin. I think ink berries might be a good name. Thank you.
Nov 6, 2023 23:44:51 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love shooting small things of beauty found along the way. Comments welcome.
You were correct about the pokeweed, and here's what "Google" has to say about it:
Folk remedies in the Ozarks recommend one pokeberry per year as a preventative or
treatment for arthritis. All parts of Pokeweed are toxic. Some researchers believe
Pokeweed has anticancer and anti-HIV potential as the plant contains an antiviral mitogen.
Juice from Pokeweed may cause dermatitis."
Yeah, I think I would pass on eating them...
Tim
Nov 7, 2023 06:16:31 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love shooting small things of beauty found along the way. Comments welcome.
Great set
Poke berries are a great dye but edible only by birds
Tender leaves make a Great Poke Salat!! cooked in bacon grease. They say.
Nov 7, 2023 06:19:31 #
Longshadow wrote:
Pokeweed berries are NOT edible, they are toxic, as is most of the plant.
Yes, pokeweed is very toxic, once it is grown. People in the South have eaten poke salad for years, but the greens are picked while very small. Remember "Poke Salad Annie?"
Nov 7, 2023 08:02:47 #
Nov 7, 2023 08:06:22 #
Really nice set of photos, Kathy, enjoyed seeing them.
As for the purple berries, they are, I am pretty sure, a cousin of Purple nightshade, which is indeed poisonous. I definitely would not eat them.
As for the purple berries, they are, I am pretty sure, a cousin of Purple nightshade, which is indeed poisonous. I definitely would not eat them.
Nov 7, 2023 08:30:22 #
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Nov 7, 2023 08:45:54 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I love shooting small things of beauty found along the way. Comments welcome.
Very nice set Kathy.
Nov 7, 2023 08:47:54 #
Rolk wrote:
You were correct about the pokeweed, and here's what "Google" has to say about it:
Folk remedies in the Ozarks recommend one pokeberry per year as a preventative or
treatment for arthritis. All parts of Pokeweed are toxic. Some researchers believe
Pokeweed has anticancer and anti-HIV potential as the plant contains an antiviral mitogen.
Juice from Pokeweed may cause dermatitis."
Yeah, I think I would pass on eating them...
Tim
Folk remedies in the Ozarks recommend one pokeberry per year as a preventative or
treatment for arthritis. All parts of Pokeweed are toxic. Some researchers believe
Pokeweed has anticancer and anti-HIV potential as the plant contains an antiviral mitogen.
Juice from Pokeweed may cause dermatitis."
Yeah, I think I would pass on eating them...
Tim
When I saw them, I actually thought about eating them. Sure glad I didn't.
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