Plant/fruit ID

[lezsolt]

Hi,

This plant started to grow in my enclosure in the spring, and now it's bearing fruits. I wonder what this is and whether I can give the fruits to my denticulata.

Thanks!

 

[Yvonne G]

It looks like it might be pokeberry bush. Not edible by mammals, however birds eat the berries with no ill effects.

 

[EKLC]

Yea, Yvonne's right it's pokeweed

A zookeeper friend told me that it has cyanide in it