Are Elderberries and poke sallat berries the same thing?
No, not by a long shot. Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis,) is a woody shrub. All parts of the plant except for the ripe berries are toxic. The ripe berries make excellent jelly and wine, and have antiviral properties. Very good for colds and flu and such. You can rub the leaves on you for an insect repellant. The pithy stems make good blowguns.
Poke sallet/pokeweed (Phytolacca americana,) is a herbaceous perennial plant. All parts of the plant are very toxic to humans, except that the young shoots can be eaten after being boiled in two-three changes of water. They still don't taste good, IMO. Pokeweed is so toxic that contact with your skin can cause mutation of your DNA. The roots contain cardiac glycosides.
I'm not knowledgeable enough to recognize to off-hand, but my Seek app ID'd it as American Cancer Root:Can someone tell me what these are ? I am in WV and these are popping up everywhere. Don’t eat shrooms and have no clue what they are.
That’s exactly what it looks like. Thanks.I'm not knowledgeable enough to recognize to off-hand, but my Seek app ID'd it as American Cancer Root:
American cancer-root
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Squaw root was the common name until it got canceled. Not a shroom, not a fungus. It's a vascular plant. Bears eat it when they come out of their dens in the spring as a laxitive to get rid of their fecal plug.Can someone tell me what these are ? I am in WV and these are popping up everywhere. Don’t eat shrooms and have no clue what they are.
I read that about the bears. Maybe we should call it Bear Exlax. Suppose to have a few other medicinal uses including menopause. It’s everywhere around my property.Squaw root was the common name until it got canceled. Not a shroom, not a fungus. It's a vascular plant. Bears eat it when they come out of their dens in the spring as a laxitive to get rid of their fecal plug.
Squaw root, natives used to help during birth and menstrual problems. Also called bear corn or cancer killer.Can someone tell me what these are ? I am in WV and these are popping up everywhere. Don’t eat shrooms and have no clue what they are.
I've never seen it that I recall.Can someone tell me what these are ? I am in WV and these are popping up everywhere. Don’t eat shrooms and have no clue what they are.
Go into some oak woods in early spring about the time the leaves start to pop.I've never seen it that I recall.
I have had a LOT of contact with them poke plants. My neighbor's grand ma had us always out picking her a mess of it. And them big stalks was fun to go godzilla'n through stomping them down with bare feet. Then them big ol bunches of berries were good for throwing at each other or just squishing them for the sake of being messy. This may explain some of my issues.Pokeweed is so toxic that contact with your skin can cause mutation of your DNA. The roots contain cardiac glycosides.