On 5/25/2012 5:13 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 5/25/2012 11:58 AM, pete wrote:
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veratrum_viride
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>> It turns out that the false hellebore
>> is one of the most (if not *the* most) poisonous
>> green plants that grow in those woods,
>> and that was the time of the year when they are at their
>> peak toxicity and he almost died.
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> Poison hemlock grows in the wild here (CO) and doesn't look at all like
> eastern evergreen hemlock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium
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> Good advice is "If you don't know what it is, don't pick it."
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> gloria p
Even better advice, "Damned sure don't eat it if you are absolutely
positive what it is."

I can identify chickweed and we sometimes add it to salads, along with
nasturtiums and violet blossoms.

Tomorrow I will be drying fernleaf dill, oregano, and some basil.