Can anyone ID

I am hoping someone can ID this plant, I found it on a walk and want to know if I can eat the berries. Haven't tried them yet because I don't want to be on the toilet for a week or something like that. The berries have little white spots on them and you can see like pores on them (best way I can describe them)

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I have seen these on many of my Hikes as well.
I would go with " Not " trying them. Although i do know that deer and Bears eat these, they have differant stomachs to deal with it.
It may do nothing ?..... it may put you in a fetal possition with insane cramps for hours or days.

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aren't most berries that are edible well known? assuming that I'd say if you don't know it it's not edible.

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Ask on http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/ thats where I go for plant ID.

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thanks, I will register there and ask them

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I should have taken berry pictures, because I saw plenty of unfamiliars on my camping trip. I saw deep red ones like those, an I saw this really cool one that was a long oval, on a small plant.

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Definitely a no until you can positively identify them.

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	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Definitely a no until you can positively identify them.

Aww come on, not even a nibble? What's the worst that could... Shocked

"blerggggggggggg"

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Yeah don't eat things you're not certain of. On my trip I saw some large clovers, and I know you can eat clovers, but these were giant sized and fuzzy. I popped it in my mouth anyways and started chewing. Bad decision. My mouth started burning, so I spit it out and rinsed my mouth as quick as possible. Odd that such a good plant like that can turn so volatile once it gets too big. Shocked

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I don't eat any berries unless I know for sure what they are. Very Happy

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Neither do I Linsley Cool

Brian wrote:

	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Definitely a no until you can positively identify them.

Aww come on, not even a nibble? What's the worst that could... Shocked

"blerggggggggggg"

Exactly.

Yeah MS, things like that are weird. Broccoli is safe to eat, but once it flowers out, it is poisonous. Shocked

All the little green blobs you eat are young blooms. It has to be cut before it matures or it is useless except as compost.

Ask questions, then eat(if safe). Cool

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I didn't know that about Broccoli wow. Shocked

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Yes, I was surprised too when I found that out. It is still a good thing to eat(I love it! Very Happy

), but if you grow it yourself, be vigilant.

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I've had that before! You have autumn olive, which is an escaped garden ornamental, but edible nonetheless. There are no reports of poisonous look-alikes, but there are several related plants that tend to never taste good. Edibility is HIGHLY determined by location, weather that year, phase of the moon, sunspots, radio frequencies from communist spy sattelites.....basically its all up to chance. I tend to get horribly bitter, astringent ones where I am, but there are reports of really good ones too, especially late in the season...I have a feeling the birds get all the super-ripe ones before I do.

The jewel red berries with tiny white flecks is right on for description...quite pretty really.

Winter wrote:

I've had that before! You have autumn olive, which is an escaped garden ornamental, but edible nonetheless. There are no reports of poisonous look-alikes, but there are several related plants that tend to never taste good. Edibility is HIGHLY determined by location, weather that year, phase of the moon, sunspots, radio frequencies from communist spy sattelites.....basically its all up to chance. I tend to get horribly bitter, astringent ones where I am, but there are reports of really good ones too, especially late in the season...I have a feeling the birds get all the super-ripe ones before I do.

The jewel red berries with tiny white flecks is right on for description...quite pretty really.

Sweet, thanks for the ID...I will look into them.

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So I googled it just to confirm with the pictures on there and yes it is Autumn Olive and apparently it is very nutritious, full of lycopenes and other good stuff. Best time it says to pick them is right before the first frost. Thanks for the help Winter, and good to hear from you again.

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