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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 month ago (39 children)

Yeah, I am not botanical enough to get this, but presumably it's something poisonous?

[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 month ago (27 children)

Apiaceae, the carrot family, is full of wild species that are incredibly poisonous. Basically if it looks like a carrot in the wild dont eat it or you might die.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 month ago (22 children)

Same goes for if it looks like a Tomato, those are nightshades and the only ones I know about that aren't deadly to eat are tomatoes and peppers, and the peppers only because the poison they developed doesn't kill you it just makes you feel like your entire digestive tract is on fire.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Potatoes, believe it or not, are also nightshades.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Actually I'm pretty sure those can poison you if you don't grab them at the right time

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Yes, and also it can be poisonous later down the line after harvested

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The berries of potatoes are poisonous, just the tubers aren't unless exposed to sunlight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The tubers will give you a fever if eaten raw.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When a whole family dies because of bad air in a cellar, isn't it usually potatoes that caused it?