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Old 21-11-2011, 12:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Unknown black berries

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Ragnar wrote:

"NT" wrote in message
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Found these last week, on a very low grower... any ideas?
http://i41.tinypic.com/qn3e42.jpg


My money's on Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum).
See thread started by mudcow007 four days ago.


Yup. Eat them at your own risk! My research indicated that they
both are widely eaten and (relatively mild) poisoning is widely
reported. The papers didn't have a clue why.

I tried one once, and found it unexciting. No, I didn't suffer
any ill effects.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.