3 berries...ID please?

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    Can someone Identify these 3 berries I found? #2 (The blue) looks somewhat like an elderberry, but it has white flesh inside and a large seed in the center. #3 I'd like to know if it is V. Trilobum or V. Opulus?? Are #1 and #2 Edible?
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    #1 crap leaves are alternate.
    #2 Cornus sp.
    #3 Viburnum trilobum
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Not sure what #1 is but it has alternate leaves, so not a Viburnum.

    Viburnum opulus berries are not edible (mildly toxic); don't know about V. trilobum, but I'd make the assumption not, to be on the safe side.
     
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    Is #2 Edible? Thanks for the help guys. If #3 is indeed Trilobum, then it is edible and I'd like to use them once they fully ripen, If Opulus, then I'll pass...Too bad they look way too similar...
     
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    Only if you're a bird!
     
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