Can Anyone Here Identify This Berry?

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Viagraberry

 

[C_Hallbert]

These are growing wild along my fence line. I believe they're black huckleberries but don't know for sure. And apparently black huckleberries would be unusual in this area. That's the closest I've found after searching online.


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This guy was pretty fond of them:
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It looks like Peppervine. Don’t eat…..toxic.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

It's not a berry, it's a seed. Watch "Day of the Triffids" for more information....

 

[John6185]

You can do it the military survival way, taste it and if it is bitter spit it out-it's no good. If not bitter it's edible.
from what I can remember.

 

[turkeyrun]

Not dingleberries

 

[Snattlerake]

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.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

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.

Peppervine

A blog is about the wild edible and medicinal plants of Texas and North America. It is run by chemist herbalist Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen.

www.foragingtexas.com

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Thanks for putting me on the right track.

 

[okcBob]

Looks like a huckleberry, but who knows? I’d send the pic to OSU coop extension. I’ve had them identify plants for me before. All they needed was the pic.

 

[dennishoddy]

Google image search says Peppervine

Your correct. Toxic to humans.