At my lease in the Victoria area there is this little plant that was thinking was wild peppers ( bird peppers or whatever ). They grow along fencelines in shaded areas. The leaf shape isnt quite right for a pepper, and the fruit is round. I tasted some, expecting heat but there was none whatsoever. Anybody know what it is?
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Plant ID: Small bushy plant, red fruit, looks kinda like a pepper
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I don't recommend you taste fruit from plants that you don't know what it is. We have the Texas Mountain Laurel / Cherry Mountain Laurel that produces berries that are toxic. As in cyanide.
It looks exactly like a pequin. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/re...id_plant=caan4
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Originally posted by Elite0429 View Posttasted it without knowing what it is?...hmmmOriginally posted by Dusty Britches View PostI don't recommend you taste fruit from plants that you don't know what it is. We have the Texas Mountain Laurel / Cherry Mountain Laurel that produces berries that are toxic. As in cyanide.
It looks exactly like a pequin. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/re...id_plant=caan4Originally posted by Draco View PostFinally found it. Jerusalem Cherry. It is slightly poisonous.Originally posted by lovemylegacy View Postmiket, you still with us?
Haha. Still alive. I tasted it, didnt eat it. Im no botanist, but dont know of any plant in ( at least this part of ) the US that a taste will kill you.
I do believe yall are right, looks like Jerusalem Cherry. ThanksLast edited by miket; 12-23-2018, 12:13 PM.
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