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   farwest Member

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   Found this berry growing on a power pole and was wondering what kind of berry it was and if it was good to make jelly or jam?
   

    

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   farwest, Sep 13, 2013

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   Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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   Parthenocissus.

    

   Ron B, Sep 13, 2013

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   pathe Active Member

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   Looks like Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Some sources say the berries are edible, others poisonous (although probably not deadly).
   
   http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Parthqu.htm
   http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Parthenocissus+quinquefolia

    

   pathe, Sep 13, 2013

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