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Old 27-08-2007, 11:40 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default foraging in the hedgerows.

adamgreen said:


However i came across a few bushes loaded with berries that i thought
might be blueberries? i took a twig home to try and identify, any help
on this one would be great many thanks.

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Those aren't blueberries (or bilberries). They don't have the blossom
scar you'd see with a Vaccinium sp. fruit.

It looks like it could be some species of buckthorn, though the leaves
seem a little toothier than I'd expect. You definitely wouldn't want
to eat them if it were (strong laxative). I do notice a typical buckthorn
'thorn' just above the topmost berry.
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