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Plant ID please
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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: On 07/09/2020 11:53, David wrote: Just to confirm, are you saying that the plant I asked to be IDd is "good eating"? Here's a "two star review" https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?Lat...opodium+rubrum That Web site is pretty awful, and has more arse-covering than useful information. Compare that entry with its ones for C. giganteum and C. album, which most definitely ARE good eating and not toxic. The difference in edibility ratings is not supported by anything in the text that I can see, and it's the same as Rumex crispus (also edible). God help us all, Rumex acetosa gets FIVE stars and that's definitely toxic in excess! I am pretty sure that they use the word edibility where palatability would be more accurate. My rule of thumb is don't eat something if you're not 110% sure of what it is. Hmm. You're a better botanist than THAT, surely! My rule is to try something if (a) it seems interesting and (b) nothing I could mistake it for is seriously toxic. As you know, toxins run in families, and I am paranoid only about plants in dangerous families or ones that I can't be sure aren't. For example, if it's a brassica, but it's not clear which, why not? And, if were another of the cruciferae, there aren't any real nasties in the UK that I know of. But I don't eat ANY wild umbelliferae, despite the edibility of many, as I am not good enough on them, and there ARE some real nasties. Even eating carrot or parsnip tops (as is sometimes proposed) isn't a good idea. In particular, when you eat seedling greens (very trendy), you can't be absolutely sure what they are, even from a supermarket. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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