Plant ID
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They look a lot like my Cosmos, but at this size you'd see round flower buds
I want to say I've seen something like this... What's your location?
Ok so few hrs North from me, we may have lots of same vegetation
I've never seen it in real life, but it looks like the pictures I've seen of ragweed.
Yes, but this early???? I'm not seeing ANY down here yet
But Yvonne is probably right.
Datura?
Hello all! Is this pokeweed?
i'd say yes , those little buds should turn into big purple berries , and the stem should be hollow .....
Thanks Mark for replying. I suspected the same thing. Thing grew fast didn't even realize it! I know it's quite toxic including the berries.
Poke is not that toxic. The root is used to make a lymph-clearing tincture, supposedly. Didn't work for me, though.
A herbalist told me that a large dose is mind-altering, but in an unpleasant way.
The young, top leaves have much less of the medicinal compound. I sometimes pluck a few to add to my cooked vegs.
The older leaves would probably make you feel sick if you ate a bunch.
Some people blanch the leaves to get rid of the medicinal toxin. I have sauteed them, which is supposed to do the same thing without leaching nutrients and flavor.
Did i say flavor? Yes, poke tastes great sauteed or cooked.
A herbalist told me that a large dose is mind-altering, but in an unpleasant way.
The young, top leaves have much less of the medicinal compound. I sometimes pluck a few to add to my cooked vegs.
The older leaves would probably make you feel sick if you ate a bunch.
Some people blanch the leaves to get rid of the medicinal toxin. I have sauteed them, which is supposed to do the same thing without leaching nutrients and flavor.
Did i say flavor? Yes, poke tastes great sauteed or cooked.
Mmm.... Interesting! I was always told both the berries and the leaves were toxic and could even in some cases be fatal. I read up on the way the process of getting rid of the toxins and it said it tastes a bit like cabbage. Glad to know this, thanks loohan for the info!
Might taste like cabbage if blanched, i dunno. But tastes unique otherwise.
The berries might be more poisonous.
According to https://www.drugs.com/npp/pokeweed.html
Ingestion of poisonous parts of the plant may cause severe stomach cramping, nausea with persistent diarrhea and vomiting, slow and difficult breathing, weakness, spasms, hypotension, severe convulsions, and death.
I guess moderation is the key.
Incidentally, I once looked up toxicity for privet flower tea. Half the sites said all parts of ligustrum are very toxic, and the other half said it was fine to consume.
Ligustrum berries are a tonic food in Chinese medicine.
A Solanum - not safe to feed.
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