I'll take your word for it, Charlie, but I don't intend to try it myself.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 8/13/2018 9:01 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
Nice Photo, Jim. Actually the whole plant is poisonous. Leaves even more so
than berries but roots are most toxic. Leaves are eaten but must be
prepared carefully to remove toxins. Don't eat a "Poke Salad" (despite what
the song says) but you can eat "Poke Sallet".
Charlie
On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 5:07 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
If one reads the stories of the American pioneers heading west, one will
find frequent mentions of Pokeweed. The berries are poisonous, but the
leaves were eaten for their vitamin content.
In my yard it is a nuisance, cropping up in many border areas. But, if
caught in the sunlight, it sort of glows. As the berries ripen, they turn
a purplish black, and are quickly snatched by the birds.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180810-DSCF9218.JPG.html
X-T2 and 55mm Takumar, with CU lens and monopod.
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Tullahoma, TN USA
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