One of them smells like garlic, but the other one smells quite different while looks the same. The large leaves are hairy, and taste so bitter, is it sorrel? If it is sorrel, then I can hardly imagine how can anyone eat it. Another question, I feel like elderberry tastes so bitter and sharp, closely to non-edible, how could anyone have the strong stomach to eat it?
2. Looks like a Rhus. possibly Rhus typhina. Common name Staghorn Sumac http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=rh...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1247&bih=529 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhus_typhina 3. No not Sorrel. Looks like Arcticus. Possibly Arcticus minus. Common name Burdock. Next year that plant will grow and flower, then die after the seeds with tiny hooks have formed. Quote from wiki.......".The green, above-ground portions may cause contact dermatitis in humans due to the lactones the plant produces." Do please look at Brian Johnstons stunning pics..... http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag...roscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/bjburdock.html http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=e...=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1247&bih=529 http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=bu...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1247&bih=529 Please get ids on strange plants before you poison yourself! Elderberries. Sambucus nigra are very common in Britain. The flowers are used to make Elderflower champagne. The berries are used to make Elderberry wine or cordial. I don't think any one eats them raw or cooked. YUK! The birds love then.
An appropriately cautionary tale (as an example of why you should identify first, sample later): Actor may have been killed by poisonous plant Was trying to determine how much would be fatal, and Wikipedia's account of [WIKI]Aconitum[/WIKI] states:
"Garlic" is probably Garlic Mustard the other looks like Glechoma. http://www.kingcounty.gov/environme...s/imagesD_G/garlic_mustard_carpet_032207.ashx http://server9.web-mania.com/users/pfafardea/database/plants.php?Glechoma+hederacea
wow,it's alarming,I always thought plants near human civilization shouldn't be extremely toxic or it should have been eradicted long time ago by victims' families. I've tasted climbing nightshade, taxus berry and rubbed some giant hogweed to my arms, so far so good I am still alive.
Lots of very common garden plants are poisonous. I believe people have died eating Daffodil bulbs, thinking they were onions. You are playing with fire!
My mother made lots of elderberry pie and jelly. They were somewhat bitter, but delicious to me. You have to add sugar of course.
