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Berries

Description:

Navy blue berries, with pink stem. Were not tested on edibility. Growing off of leaf covered bush.

Habitat:

Bushes near Estuary, found 9-10AM.

1 Species ID Suggestions

American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed): Go Botany


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6 Comments

alex15
alex15 9 years ago

I probably would have thought about eating one

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

"Pokeweed poisonings were common in eastern North America during the 19th century...Symptoms of poisoning from common pokeweed include a burning sensation in the mouth, salivation, gastrointestinal cramps, vomiting and bloody diarrhea." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytolacca_...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

Moved to the Plants category. :-)

maddy1
maddy1 9 years ago

nice

patrick5
patrick5 9 years ago

Personally I wouldn't eat them on the off chance that they're poisonous

wade1
wade1 9 years ago

I bet they're edible, you should've eaten one. I like the pink stem

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Spotted by a stud ent at Portsmouth Abbey School

Rhode Island, USA

Spotted on Sep 17, 2014
Submitted on Sep 17, 2014

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