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March 31

Berries ID

This month I spotted and tried some blackcurrant-like berries in Warsaw growing on the street that turned out to be tasteless and bland, so I spat them out. Any idea what are these berries judging by pics? 212.180.235.46 (talk) 13:36, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could be the winter-fruiting Rhamnus cathartica {common buckthorn), if so, just as well you spat them out apparently. Mikenorton (talk) 15:12, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not a "berry" good idea to eat fruit you don't recognize. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eating wild plants without knowledge of what they are can cause "mushrooming" problems. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:28, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]