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Another berry challenge
In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley
writes In article , Tim Tyler writes However I'm close enough to reassure me about the edibility issue - which was my main reason for enquiring in the first place. That's not a completely reliable rule of thumb. IIRC, Physalis has both edible and highly-toxic species. I also wouldn't be surprised if some edible legumes or umbellifers had toxic close relatives. Yeah, but that's Solanaceae, Leguminaceae and umbeillferae - 3 families full of nasty chemicals. Bereberidaceae (Mahonia's family) doesn't have many obviously poisonous species, does it? You're right to point out that relying on relationship to an edible species isn't advisable, but it's a better rule of thumb in some families than in others. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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