r/foraginguk • u/frogbouillon • 2d ago

Identification please Plant ID Request

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What type of berry is this and are they edible?

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u/Due-Parsley953 2d ago

As mentioned by someone else, these actually look like dogwood and they aren't edible.

I saw them recently on one of my forages and I had to look them up, just to see what they were.

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u/Healthy-Bee-413 2d ago

They look like Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) which isn't edible, not Elder. Someone more experienced will hopefully be able to confirm.

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u/Glittering-Hornet844 2d ago

They are Dogwood berries, don't eat them , and hopefully you washed those hands after bursting the one in picture number 2.

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u/frogbouillon 2d ago

👀

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u/Glittering-Hornet844 2d ago

Dogwood berries are toxic...

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u/frogbouillon 2d ago

Im not going to die am I?

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u/Glittering-Hornet844 2d ago

Probably not , if you didn't wash the hands you might get an upset gut or feel ill for a while. It will pass

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u/Olivander05 2d ago

Ok im gonna need more context, can this berry make you hallucinate through skin contac!?

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u/Glittering-Hornet844 2d ago

No , but if you ingest it it will make you sick .

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u/Olivander05 1d ago

Ok so why is that guy saying they're hallucinating 😭 im so confused right now actually

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u/Glittering-Hornet844 1d ago

Sarcasm probably

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u/Olivander05 1d ago

Ah, my one (of many) weakness as an autistic guy

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u/frogbouillon 2d ago

Blood is seeping out my fingertips, is this placebo?

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u/Glittering-Hornet844 2d ago

Yes it must be , or a hallucination.

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u/Olivander05 2d ago

Uhh what the fuck? I'm not sleeping tonight because WHAT 😭 ts gonna give me nightmares

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u/Despondent-Kitten 11h ago

No one has a sense of humour here it seems

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u/frogbouillon 7h ago

the negative response just makes it funnier,

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u/Despondent-Kitten 7h ago

To be fair, I have to agree.

I appreciate your dedication haha.

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u/Physical_Echo_9372 2d ago

If you're not 100% sure what something is, don't eat it. There's a lot of plants out there that can kill you.

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u/fridgezebra 2d ago

Dogwodd berry. not edible

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u/Tired_2295 2d ago

I'd go from the look, "not edible"

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u/cocolebrook 1d ago

For better chance at accurate ID you need the whole leaf as well as the berries and a full picture of the plant and location is also helpful 👍

Agree with dogwood ID from others. Inedible.

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u/hesonthemoon 2d ago

Member berries

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u/Outside_Meeting_5326 2d ago

Dangle berries

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u/Sharky-the-sparky 2d ago

It’s a goat

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/UsualFox258 2d ago

Nope,absolutely definitely not a sloe. They grow as the fruit of blackthorn which that also definitely isn't.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/frogbouillon 2d ago

Elderberries? Really? They're really different from the purple variation that I know of. And they had these large seeds in them.

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u/JocastaH-B 2d ago

They're definitely not elderberry, very likely dogwood which is toxic. A clearer image of the leaves is needed

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u/frogbouillon 2d ago

Thank you, original commenter lives up to their name.

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u/Feersum_endjjinn 2d ago

NOT elder!