Can Anyone Here Identify This Berry?

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Conservitum Americum
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Every time I see something growing wild that someone says is edible, I think of who the dumbass was that tried it. I also think of all the dead dumbasses that have gone before. Then I think about all the next dead dumbasses that the dead dumbasses didn't tell anyone that that shnit is poison. Amazing the human race has even survived. The ones that did either didn't partake like me or sat back and waited.
 
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I'm not gonna eat it. I tried to get my wife to try it... Let's just say she said "No" and leave it at that.

I think Peppervine is what they are, best I can tell. But I'm still not 100% certain. I did read that peppervine isn't toxic but it has a coating that can be irritating to the throat or stomach if consumed.

Though delicious, most people get a weird tickle in the back of their throat after eating one or more berries. This tickle is actually due to tiny needles of calcium oxalate which are defensive measure of the Peppervine. Excessive consumption of calcium oxalate will result in chemical burns in your throat.

 

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