Plants To Avoid Eating

 

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We know, we know: it’s not all that likely that you’ll ever be walking around munching on wild plants while you’re in the backcountry. There are much, much better things to eat. Still, curiosity (or desperation, in the case of of a survival scenario) might tempt you into a little impromptu foraging. And while a majority of the plants you’re likely to encounter are probably harmless, a few are actually deadly. Here are 12 to avoid, ranked on a scale of 1 (slightly inconvenient) to 10 (potentially fatal)
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1. Angel’s Trumpet
All members of the Solanaceae family are poisonous when ingested, with symptoms that include diarrhea, migraines, and partial paralysis. DANGER: 3

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4. Poke Weed
Poke weed is common in the American south and is often prepared as a soul food dish. If eaten raw, however, poke weed can cause convulsions, vomiting, and respiratory paralysis. DANGER: 6

5. Doll’s Eyes

Also known as “White Baneberry,” this plant is native to eastern and northern North America. The whole plant is toxic, but the sweet tasting berry contains a carcinogenic toxin with a dangerous sedative effect on cardiac muscles. DANGER: 7

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8. Oleander
Chewing on a single leaf on this beautiful flower can cause nausea, vomiting, seizures, and severe cardiac irregularities. Even the honey created by bees who’ve been in contact with oleander remains mildly poisonous. DANGER: 8

9. Choke Cherry
Also known as the wild cherry, choke cherry plants produce large sprays of white flowers with small cherries that can affect the respiratory system. Per the plant’s name, fatal asphyxiation may occur DANGER: 9

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12. Water Hemlock
Considered the the most poisonous plant in North America, the “poison parsnip” can cause seizures, confusion, and death due to respiratory failure in just a few hours after ingestion. DANGER: 10

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