Poisonous plant with red berries. Wild berries are dangerous to human health. Distribution of nightshade red
You can often hear about cases of mushroom poisoning, but do not forget that other gifts of nature can cause us serious problems. Our article will introduce you to the types of poisonous berries and teach you how to provide first aid in case of poisoning with them.
Poison Berries: Precautions
Walking through the forest, you just want to put seductively bright, beautiful and very appetizing-looking berries into your mouth, here and there attached to the branches of shrubs and trees. Is it worth it to meet this desire? Of course not, because any of them can be poisonous to our body.
Signs of berry poisoning
Various types of poisonous berries have a strictly defined effect on the human body, but we will try to highlight main symptoms indicating poisoning. So the things to worry about are:
- convulsions
- Rapid pulse
- Labored breathing
First aid for berry poisoning
The very first aid is to stimulate vomiting - this procedure will free the stomach from poisonous contents. To do this, the victim needs to be given 2-4 glasses of water (you can add Activated carbon- 2 tbsp. per 500 ml, salt - 1 tsp. 500 ml or potassium permanganate). The procedure will have to be carried out several times.
In the presence of drugs, it is recommended to give the patient activated carbon, tannin, as well as any laxative and heart remedy. In the presence of seizures will have to use chloral hydrate. If there is no first aid kit, you can give the patient black crackers, starch solution or milk. It does not hurt to also do an enema (if possible). The victim must be wrapped warmly and take to the doctor.
Honeysuckle forest
Honeysuckle forest - shrub, often found in the Urals and Western Siberia. Dark red berries This plant, unlike garden honeysuckle, is poisonous. The ripening time of the forest variety is July-August.
Wolf's bast
Wolf bark - shrub or small tree. The plant is common in moist forests. European part of Russia, as well as in Western Siberia. Oblong red-orange berries wolf's bast dot the bush in autumn. Even touching them can lead to poisoning.
Belladonna or belladonna
Belladonna is a member of the nightshade family. Beauty gives a harvest black with a purple tint of sweet and sour berries of an oblate-spherical shape already at the beginning of autumn. Most often, this poisonous berry can be found in middle lane of Russia.
raven eye
it perennial has a low stem, on which there are 4-5 leaves of a rather large size and only one fruit ripens. The raven eye is common throughout Russia. This blue-black berry a bit like blueberries, but it is very poisonous (it affects the heart muscle, paralyzing its work).
Snowberry white
Round white berries ripen by the end of summer, and then hibernate on the plant until the onset of heat. Despite the seductive appearance, the berries are absolutely inedible. In our country, the snowberry is used as ornamental plant.
warty euonymus
Warty euonymus is deciduous shrub or small tree, often found in European part of Russia. Euonymus fruits are very original - bright orange berries decorated with a black dot, and they ripen on a long "thread" (herbaceous stalk).
Nightshade bittersweet
Nightshade bittersweet - semi-shrub with woody base and long curly stem. Red berries with a bittersweet taste, ripen in June. The plant continues to bear fruit until October. Nightshade can be found in central Russia, as well as in the Far East and Siberia.
Marsh calla
Marsh calla - creeping hydrophyte with large heart-shaped leaves. Its fruits ( bunches of juicy red berries) ripen already at the end of June. The plant is widely distributed throughout Russia ( in wetlands).
Elder herb (stinky)
smelly - herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the honeysuckle family. fruits ( small black drupes with red juice) appear in August-September. This plant is most commonly found in the southern regions of Russia in the mountains and foothills.
Privet or wolf berries
heat-loving deciduous shrub olive families. You can meet this plant in the southwestern part of Russia. Black and very poisonous berries ripen in September and remain on the branches for a long time. It's worth knowing that not only the fruits are poisonous, but also the leaves.
Aronnik spotted
Aronnik is a perennial herb with a thickened tuberous rhizome and basal leaves resembling a spearhead. In August, the leaves die off, and a stalk with numerous red berries remains above the ground. In September, the fruits fall off, and in the spring of the next year, self-sowing appears.
Aronnik spotted
Poisonous properties are possessed by fruits - berries of common ivy, double-leaved mink, May lily of the valley.
poisonous berries can not only poison, but also lead to death. That is why it is extremely important not to eat unfamiliar fruits, no matter how tempting they look.
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Hello dear reader!
July, and especially August, is the season for a wide variety of wild berries. Strawberries and blueberries, currants, bird cherry, raspberries, and closer to autumn - lingonberries. Yes, and others ... You just need to remember that there are poisonous berries in our forest! Although there are not many of them, you need to know the poisonous berries. And it is especially important that children know them well!
All sorts of ratings and TOPs are now in vogue. Well, I will also present a kind of TOP of poisonous berries. The criteria are simple - the poisonousness of the plant and its prevalence and accessibility for those who can, most often accidentally, out of ignorance, poison them. Well, let's get started...
The first place in my rating of poisonous berries, I, perhaps, will give to the crow's eye. It is very poisonous and, moreover, very widespread. The plant is monocotyledonous, it is currently referred to the Melantiev family (formerly it was classified as a lily). There are several types of raven eye. The most common of them is the four-leafed raven eye. Its range is the entire forest zone of Europe, the Urals and all of Siberia.
It is a common inhabitant of deciduous and mixed coniferous-deciduous forests. Occurs very often. The appearance of the plant is peculiar, it is almost impossible to confuse it with another. A whorled arrangement of leaves, a single flower, and then a fruit, which is alone at the top of the stem.
The whole plant is poisonous - both leaves and rhizome. But the berries of the crow's eye are especially poisonous. Large, black, shiny, it really resembles the eye of a crow. And very attractive, especially for children. But the crow's eye berry is deadly! The substance paristifin from the group of saponins causes convulsions, disrupts the work of the heart. Which can stop!
In folk medicine, there are a number of recipes using the crow's eye for the treatment of certain diseases. However, you need to know:
Due to its extreme danger, the use of the crow's eye for any medical purposes forbidden!
Out of curiosity, "berries" can be enjoyed by children. In case of poisoning, urgent medical attention is required! Children from an early age need to be introduced to this plant and explained that in no case should it be touched.
Wolf's bast (wolfberry)
About this interesting forest shrub. Very beautiful in spring, wolf's bast is very attractive in August, when its large red berries ripen. However, the whole plant - and leaves, and bark, and fruits - is poisonous!
It should not even be picked up in order to avoid skin burns. Especially - to taste the berries. The result will be severe damage to the gastrointestinal tract.
The plant is medicinal. It is widely used in folk medicine. Yes, and the modern pharmacopoeia is interested in this plant! But this does not mean at all that nature lovers should be “interested” in them (only through the camera!). And even more so, children should be warned about the danger of a wolf's bark!
May lily of the valley
Lily of the valley berries (photo from the Internet)
Dangerous and such a very beloved plant, like lily of the valley!
May lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is the only representative of the lily of the valley genus of the lily family (however, here, too, taxonomy issues are quite controversial and are constantly being refined).
Lily of the valley is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, but especially in Europe. True, due to immoderate fees, the natural habitats of this beautiful plant are constantly shrinking. However, lily of the valley has long been a garden plant.
It is a perennial with a thin creeping rhizome. There are several leaves in the rosette, but the lower ones are very small and inconspicuous, similar to scales. But two large broadly lanceolate leaves with arcuate venation are hard to miss (and confuse with the leaves of another plant). A flower-bearing stem grows between the leaves, bearing a brush of graceful fragrant flowers.
Many years ago, the author came across a small clearing (ten by fifteen meters) in the forest, the grass cover of which consisted almost entirely of lily of the valley leaves! True, it was already the second half of July, and flowering had long ended. It is not for nothing that it is called May, it blooms in May - early June.
Lily of the valley is not only an excellent ornamental, but also a recognized medicinal plant. Recognized not only by folk, but also by official medicine. Preparations from lily of the valley treat the cardiovascular system. The main active ingredients are glycosides convalatoxin, convallotoxol, convalloside. They are obtained from the leaves and flowers of the plant.
But an overdose of the drug can lead to disruption of the heart! Therefore, you should never self-medicate - it is very dangerous!
You can get poisoned just out of curiosity - by tasting beautiful red berries! Especially often this happens again with children! But for the fruits of the lily of the valley it is not necessary to go to the forest. And yes, it's rare! They are common in our flower beds!
By the way, it is also not worth collecting large bouquets of lily of the valley in the spring, putting them in a vase in a room is also not worth it - a large amount of substances released into the air is by no means safe for health.
Voronets spiked. Voronet krasnoplodny
Voronets spiky is a perennial herbaceous plant from the buttercup family. As you can see in the photo, it has large compound leaves with leaflets serrated along the edges. It grows in shady forests - broad-leaved, mixed, coniferous-small-leaved. In such a secondary spruce-birch-aspen forest with an undergrowth of currants and raspberries. With a developed grass cover, I discovered it. The range of the crowed eared is practically the whole of Europe, the south of the forest zone of Western Siberia and Altai.
The whole plant is poisonous! After all, his organs contain a whole set of alkaloids and transaconitic acid. Even juice that gets on the skin can cause burning and blisters. Berries are no exception. Adults can use them out of curiosity and out of ignorance. But above all, children suffer again! But even two or three berries for a child is a significant dose!
True, the plant itself warns of its danger. Its smell is very unpleasant!
Like many poisonous plants, it is used in traditional medicine. Official medicine does not recognize him!
From the berries of the crow, black dye was obtained for dyeing wool.
Voronets krasnoplodny (photo from the Internet)
A close relative of the spiked crow is the red-fruited crow. But if he is an inhabitant of Europe, and in Siberia it is already becoming rare, then the red-fruited raven widely inhabits the forest zone in the Far East, in Eastern and Western Siberia. It is also found in the north of the European part.
In appearance, it is similar to a relative, differing primarily in the color of the fruits - they are red.
Also a highly poisonous plant! The high amount of alkaloids found in all organs of the plant make it potentially dangerous for the curious berry lover!
Although this crow "nobly" warns about itself with a smell so characteristic that it was named "skunk".
The plant is widely used in folk medicine. However, remember:
You need to be treated by specialists! Self-treatment is dangerous, because it can very easily turn into its direct opposite. And such a “treatment” with poisonous plants is especially dangerous!
The fruits of the black crow were also used to obtain black paint. Hence, by the way, the name. After all, “crow” just means “black”.
Belladonna (Belladonna)
Belladonna (photo from the Internet)
The whole plant is highly poisonous. Its constituent alkaloids of the atropine group can cause very severe poisoning. The result can even be fatal due to paralysis of the respiratory system and cardiac arrest.
Its range is beech and hornbeam forests of Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, Crimea, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, North Africa. In the Krasnodar Territory, it is grown on plantations (for medical purposes). Although the plant is very poisonous, it is unlikely that most Russians will have to meet it in natural conditions. Although, of course, you need to know it! Therefore, in my rating of poisonous berries, its place is by no means the highest.
By the way, "Belladonna" in Italian means "beautiful woman". Yes, and the Russian name is consonant. And this is due to the fact that the juice of the plant was instilled into the eyes to dilate the pupils and rubbed their cheeks to enhance the blush. Beauty truly requires sacrifice!
Nightshade bittersweet
Bittersweet nightshade berries (photo from the Internet)
In thickets of shrubs, along the banks of water bodies, along wastelands in the European part of Russia, Western and Eastern Siberia, in Ukraine and Belarus, bittersweet nightshade is often found.
Its flowers are similar to those of other nightshades, especially potatoes. Oblong red berries are very reminiscent of small tomatoes.
Medicinal plant, very widely used in folk medicine and homeopathy. However, nightshade leaves and berries are poisonous! They should be treated by a specialist!
You should not eat berries (for the sake of curiosity). The glycoside dulcamarine contained in them acts like atropine, causing disorders of the central nervous system, respiration and heart function.
In addition to very poisonous berries, carrying great danger even if they are accidentally consumed, there are berries in our forests ... not that poisonous, but simply inedible. There will be no severe poisoning when using them. But trouble is almost certainly guaranteed! In my TOP of poisonous berries, these plants, of course, will occupy the last places.
Buckthorn brittle
In a sparse forest, near rivers and lakes, streams, you can often find brittle buckthorn. This is a shrub from the buckthorn family, very interesting. I hope that a separate article will be devoted to him. In the meantime - only brief information about this medicinal plant with inedible fruits.
The fruits ripen in August. These are black drupes, sitting on cuttings in the axils of the leaves. Buckthorn fruits and bark are medicinal raw materials. They are used by traditional medicine as an emetic and laxative (official medicine recognizes only the bark).
The fruits are readily eaten by birds. In humans, their use can cause unpleasant consequences caused precisely by their medical properties - that is, vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhea).
Widespread forest shrub with very attractive-looking red berries, sitting mostly in pairs (that's how - in pairs - its flowers sit on the plant). Forest honeysuckle is widely used in landscaping as an ornamental shrub.
Berries are eagerly pecked by birds. For humans, they are inedible, and the consequences can be similar to the consequences of eating buckthorn.
In Eastern Siberia, in the Far East, forest honeysuckle is replaced in nature by a similar species, but already with oblong blue berries covered with a wax coating. These fruits are edible. And the shrub was called edible honeysuckle. It is widely cultivated, often planted in gardens and parks. Sometimes it can get wild. The seeds of edible honeysuckle spread by birds can also make an “escape to nature”!
In general, you need to remember a simple rule. In nature, you should never "taste" anything you are not familiar with! This applies to plants almost more than anything else. After all, they contain many substances, the presence of which in your body, and even in significant concentrations, can be very undesirable! So poisonous berries may well get caught.
You should also not self-medicate. I would especially not recommend using recipes from the Internet! If you want to turn to traditional medicine, then it's better to find a grandmother who "knows".
Many people enjoy hiking in the forest. Often they are accompanied by picking berries. A fascinating activity, but in the process you need to be careful, because not everything that can be found is edible. And in order to avoid troubles that can manifest themselves in indigestion or poisoning, it is worth knowing which berries grow in the forest, and which of them is edible.
Red and scarlet wild berries
Due to their color, they are the easiest to see, so the story should start with them. So, what berries grow in the red forest and are edible at the same time?
Cowberry, it should be noted first of all, the berry is rich in carbohydrates, carotene and pectin. This sweet and sour wild berry grows on shrubs - low-growing evergreen perennials. The fruits are shiny, resembling small red balls (up to 0.8 cm in diameter). Ripens in late summer and early autumn.
orange wild berries
What berries grow in the forest and have this pleasant shade?
Talking about what berries grow in the forest, one cannot but mention sea buckthorn.
Sea buckthorn- This is a large bush, rather like a tree, with bright orange fruits that grow very interestingly. Looking at the photo provided above, you can see that the fruits literally stuck around the twig (in fact, hence the name). So you can't confuse them with anything.
Blue shades of wild berries
Perhaps the most beautiful "berry" color. And not rare. Everyone knows the amazing blueberry.
Blueberry - Blueberry on the outside, when crushed it will turn purple, and when peeled off, you can see that the flesh is green. The berry grows on a branchy shrub, the height of which is usually 30-50 cm (maximum - 1 m). It is easy to confuse it with blueberries (about it - a little later). But lighter stems and a broken receptacle distinguish it. And the blueberry berry has a sour, sugary taste.
Black wild berries
In nature, this shade in its pure manifestation does not exist. But there are a lot of things that are close in color. For example, blackberries. The berry grows on semi-shrubs, the stems of which are covered with sharp thorns - therefore, it is worth grabbing tight gloves for assembly. The fruits are almost black, but are actually dark purple. There is a slight coating that is easy to remove.
Other forest representatives
What can't be eaten?
Poisonous berries are also enough. Above we talked about blue honeysuckle - and so, there is also red, growing on large bushes. Its berries are round and poisonous, like the fruits of a wolf's bast. Only these are even more dangerous. They look like sea buckthorn - only red and round, they also stick around a twig. You can’t even touch them - the poison is too strong, it can quickly penetrate the skin.
Russian forests are extremely rich in a variety of mushrooms and berries. But not all of them are as safe as they are beautiful. Getting out into nature and walking through the forest, it is necessary to carefully pick berries. Before a walk, you should study the information about which berries are poisonous, see their photos and descriptions.
The most dangerous poisonous berries
Poisonous berries that can be found in Russia can not only cause poisoning, but also lead to much more serious consequences, such as death. To protect yourself and your family from danger, consider the names and descriptions of poisonous berries, from which you should stay away.
- Belladonna.
- Nightshade red.
- Marsh calla.
- Raven eye.
- May lily of the valley.
- Honeysuckle forest.
Belladonna
This poisonous berry has many names, the most common of which are the wild berry, the belladonna. It belongs to the nightshade family. Its main habitat is dark forests, clearings or clearings. Most often found in the Caucasus.
It is a plant with a long stalk of a purple hue. The flowers are yellow-purple, bell-shaped. After flowering, single black berries appear. They cannot be eaten.
Belladonna
In case of poisoning, the following symptoms appear: burning in the mouth, it becomes difficult to speak and swallow. These symptoms begin to appear quite quickly - after 10-15 minutes. When the poison spreads throughout the body, there is a rapid heartbeat, vision becomes blurred, psycho-emotional arousal appears, as well as hallucinations. If there is a large amount of poison in the body, then skin redness is observed, it becomes difficult to control one's actions.
nightshade red
This poisonous berry grows throughout Russia. Most often found in damp areas, in forests, near lakes or rivers. The appearance of the plant is a shrub of small height, its stems curl, and the flowers have a purple hue, the berries are small scarlet.
The plant begins to bloom in June and bears fruit until October. The important thing is that the poison is found not only in poisonous berries, but also in the leaves and stems of the plant.
nightshade red
The first signs of poisoning are lethargy and clouding of consciousness. There are pains in the abdomen, there may be nausea. The danger of poisoning with these poisonous berries lies in the fact that with it there are great effects on the heart, as a result of which suffocation can occur. In case of poisoning with berries, first of all, it is urgent to rinse the stomach, and then go to the hospital.
Marsh calla
The plant lives in swampy areas. It can be recognized by the following features: it is a single plant with a thick stem and large leaves resembling the shape of a heart, the flowers are white. Poisonous berries have a red tint, however, the poison content is also present in the stem and root system.
Strong salivation is the first sign of berry poisoning, followed by shortness of breath and convulsions. Significant effect is on the heart and digestive system. First aid in case of poisoning is gastric lavage and an early visit to the hospital.
Marsh calla
raven eye
The plant is located in forests with high humidity. The raven eye is used in pharmaceuticals to make medicines, but those ignorant in this area should avoid collecting and eating this poisonous berry. The plant has the following appearance: a tall thin stem, which ends with four spreading cross-shaped leaves, in the center is a berry. When mature, it is black in color.
Eating a poisonous berry is fraught with vomiting, indigestion and, in some cases, cardiac arrest. If signs of poisoning are noticed, then you should immediately leave the victim to a specialist, otherwise it can lead to death.
raven eye
May lily of the valley
Such a familiar and beloved plant hides a real danger! Today, lily of the valley is actively planted in the garden for decoration. It is a perennial herb with prominent characteristic two leaves that cannot be confused with other plants. Between these leaves is a stem with beautiful flowers.
May lily of the valley
But lily of the valley berries are poisonous. Poisoning causes symptoms of general malaise, nausea, disruption of the digestive system, and also puts a significant strain on the heart.
Attention! In no case should you self-medicate. After receiving first aid, be sure to go to the hospital. The sooner both first and professional help is provided, the easier the poisoning will pass and cause fewer negative consequences and complications.
Honeysuckle forest
A shrub that is very common in forests. It attracts with its bright red berries, but do not deceive yourself with beauty - these are poisonous berries and they are dangerous. Birds willingly pluck them, but for humans they are unsuitable for consumption, as they can cause poisoning, accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting and general weakness of the body.
Honeysuckle forest
Do you want to teach your child to understand wild berries? This question is especially relevant in the summer and autumn, when your child is resting in the country, in the camp, with his grandmother in the village. Of course, today publications produce a lot of all kinds of reference books, but it can be too difficult to put a child behind a book. Whether business a computer! We hope that our short informational article will help you find out the main signs of poisonous and edible berries.
By the way, this information will also be useful to parents, many of whom are not great connoisseurs of the gifts of the forest. After reading the article, you can go to the forest. After all, it is there that you can use the most effective way of learning. Find living "visual aids" in the forest. Show the baby a berry and tell everything you know about it. Children have great memories! Explain which berries grow in our forests and which do not. Show your child plants that should not be touched at all. We are sure that after several similar lessons, your little one will never put a poisonous berry in a basket.
What edible berries grow in the forest: description and photo
20 edible wild berries
| Forest edible berries | Description/distinguishing features |
| Blackberry | Semi-shrub. More than 200 types of blackberries are known. It blooms in late May and blooms almost all summer. Prefers moist soil. Blackberry shoots form almost impenetrable thorny thickets. Blackberry flowers are most often white in color, subshrubs with pinkish flowers are less common. Fruitblackberries are a polydactyl. When the fruits become black with bluish bloom or purple (depending on the variety) - they are ripe. The taste of blackberries resembles the taste of raspberries and currants with larger grains inside. The taste is juicy and aromatic. |
| Blueberry
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Low growing shrub (10-50 cm). This berry got its name in Russia because of its color. Staying clean eating blueberries is impossible. The creeping rhizome of the shrub gives a lot of shoots. Blueberries bloom in May. Berries blueberries - round, bluish-black in color . The blueness is given to them by a wax coating, which is easily removed. Inside the berry is bright red with a small amount of seeds. Blueberries are juicy and delicious. |
| Stone berry
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Small (up to 30 cm) herbaceous plant. At the end of May, the stone fruit blooms with small white flowers, and at the end of August, red, rather large berries appear in their place. In nature, orange stone fruit is found. Berryconsists of four small fruits. Inside each of them there is a large bone. Slightly sour berry is very juicy. |
| strawberries
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Herbaceous plant with a stem from 5 to 20 cm. The leaves are trifoliate. Creeping shoots. Berrystrawberry resembles a small reddish nut with brown seeds on the surface. Strawberries are very fragrant and sweet. |
| Blueberry
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Low shrub. Five-toothed blueberry flowers are small - white or slightly pinkish. Berriesblueberries are blue with a bluish bloom, slightly elongated. Blueberries have a sweet and sour taste. |
| Cloudberry
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Herbaceous plant of small size. At the end of May, cloudberries begin to bloom. One white flower appears on the stem. Likes moist soil. You can collect cloudberries at the end of July. Cloudberry has a sour-spicy taste. It has a vinous aftertaste. The fruit is a drupe. Initially, the berry turns red, and, ripening, acquires an amber color. |
| Juniper
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A shrub tree that is 50 million years old. Juniper is an evergreen, in appearance it resembles a cypress. Shishikoberriesjuniper contains tannins, vitamins, essential oil, etc. in its composition. |
| viburnum
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There are more than 160 species of this woody-flowering plant. Small evergreen trees or shrubs bear fruit with red, yellow, rarely black drupes. Berryviburnum with one stone, usually compressed from two sides. They have a slightly bitter taste. Filling viburnum with boiling sugar syrup, you will get an exceptionally tasty treat. |
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Tree, rarely shrub. More than 40 types of mountain ash grow in Russia. Berriesrowan has a bitter-sour, slightly astringent taste . |
| Raspberry
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Semi-shrub. Raspberry stems are erect, the leaves are green above, whitish below with small villi. The flowers are white. Wild raspberries have red, sweet, fragrant berries. Raspberry forest - juicy and very useful. |
| Cowberry
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Evergreen, low growing shrub. Cowberry leaves are small, shiny, leathery. Cowberry blooms in May. She has white-pink flowers, similar to bells. Wild lingonberries have a sour-sweet taste. Ripe lingonberries acquire a bright red color. This usually happens in early September. |
| Cranberry
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Shrub of the Heather family. Grows in swamps. Ruby red cranberries ripen in September. The berry is sour. The taste is quite tart. |
| princess
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"Arctic Raspberry". It grows in the tundra, in swamps, at high altitudes. This herbaceous perennial has trifoliate leaves and single flowers with five petals. Flowers are dark pink. Princess - juicy, sweet, outwardly similar to ordinary raspberries. The aroma is reminiscent of pineapple. |
| wild gooseberry
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Berry shrub with exfoliating bark. Leaves are scaly, flowers are bisexual. There are red and greenish flowers. Gooseberries ripen in June-August. Fruits are often oval or round in shape with translucent veins. Ripe fruits can have a different color - from greenish-yellow to red. Gooseberries have a sweet and sour taste. |
| Rose hip
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A multi-stemmed thorny shrub from two to three meters tall. Flowers can be single and with several flowers in the inflorescence. Outwardly, they resemble a rose, have a very pleasant aroma. Rosehip ripens at the end of August. Rosehip has the shape of a "multi-nut". The ripened fruit becomes red, orange (very rarely - black) color. The fruit is fleshy, covered with bristles. Rosehip berry inside is coarse-haired with numerous nuts. |
| bird cherry
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Flowers collected in racemes may be white or pinkish. The fruit is a round drupe, black or dark cherry in color. Bird cherry is sweet, strongly astringent. The bone is ovoid. You can collect bird cherry at the end of July. |
| Schisandra chinensis
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Flowering plant. Or rather, a woody vine with a strong smell. Lemongrass has fiery red fruits. Their taste is specific - bitter-sour. It is very reminiscent of the taste of lemon. The pulp of the fruit is not only fragrant, but also very juicy. The berries are collected in a brush. |
| swedish deren
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Shrub with creeping rhizome. Its height reaches 25 cm. The stems are straight, the flowers are white, the inflorescence is umbellate. The fruit is a red drupe. The berries are edible, but loose and tasteless. |
| crowberry
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Evergreen creeping shrub. On young shoots there are a lot of hairs, similar to spruce. Crowberry flowers are very small, having three petals. Petals are bright pink. Crowberry berries look like blueberries. Inside the fruit there are hard bones. The fruits are sour in taste, but juicy. |
| or repis
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Bush. Its height can reach three meters. Repis leaves are very similar to gooseberry leaves. Repis blooms at the end of May with yellow flowers that have a very pleasant aroma. Red currant berries. The taste is reminiscent of a mix of gooseberries and currants. |
Poisonous berries in the forest: how to teach a child to distinguish between inedible and edible berries?
I poisonous forest berries: distinctive signs and symptoms of poisoning
| Name of poisonous berries | Features | Symptoms of poisoning |
| raven eye
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Herbaceous plant with erect ribbed stem. The leaves are at the bottom of the stem and are arranged crosswise. If the leaves are rubbed in the hand, an unpleasant odor will appear. The flower of this plant is rather inconspicuous, it looks like a four-pointed yellow star. The fruit ripens in August. This is a black berry with a bluish tint. It has many seeds inside. Seeds are located in four nests. The berry is very unpleasant in taste. |
Severe headache and dizziness
, there are all signs of food poisoning. There is photophobia and incoherent speech . The pupils are dilated. In severe cases, listening cardiac arrhythmias, may start convulsions. |
| Smelly elderberry
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Elder fruits are juicy round drupes. Berries are black-violet with several (2-4) seeds. | Smelly elderberry berries have a toxic effect on the gastrointestinal tract: abdominal pain, bitterness in the mouth, diarrhea, salivation . |
| Privet
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Shrub with flowers collected in racemose inflorescences. The fruit is a poisonous berry-like drupe of shiny black color. | calls nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, acute cystitis, low blood pressure . |
| Euonymus
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Euonymus fruits ripen in early autumn. The pink boxes look very attractive. The pods are quadruple, they contain black seeds, which are placed in orange or red pulp. When ripe, the boxes open. All parts of this plant are poisonous. | Food poisoning . At high doses of poison, it can begin intestinal bleeding . |
| Wolfberry - wolf's bast
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Small-branched shrub, leafless in the lower part. Pink flowers are bisexual. Sometimes you can find white flowers. The fruits of the drupe have a bright red color. Inside the berry is a wide oval bone. Fruits in late July. The plant is very poisonous. | Poisoning can occur when eating berries, when the juice gets on the skin, it develops dermatitis. From inhalation of the dust of the bark of a wolf's bast comes irritation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract , may develop conjunctivitis, all signs of an eating disorder . In case of severe poisoning, it may begin convulsions. |
| Voronet krasnoplodny
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A plant with tall and thin stems. It blooms with white small flowers, which are collected in a kind of panicle. The ripe berry of the crow has a red color.The plant itself emits an extremely unpleasant odor. Voronet krasnoplodny
very bitter taste With. |
The main signs of poisoning are: dizziness, nausea and vomiting, heart palpitations, stomach upset . |
| Voronet spike-shaped
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A poisonous herbaceous plant Voronets spiky has a thin branched stem with porous leaves. Its leaves (white or cream) are collected in a panicle. And the fruits in the brush. Berries are glossy black, large. Ripens at the end of July. | The sap of the plant is poisonous and can cause serious damage if it comes into contact with exposed skin. burn. To evoke strong indigestion d. it remains only to bite the berry. |
| Belladonna
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Herbaceous plant with bell-shaped yellow or purple flowers. Ripens in their place blue-black cherry-sized berry . It is attractively shiny, sweet and sour, juicy and highly poisonous. | Signs of poisoning occur after fifteen minutes and are expressed in dry mouth, burning in the mouth and throat, palpitations . Pupils may be dilated photophobia. Patients complain about flashing flies before the eyes. The skin turns red . In very severe poisoning, it may begin mental agitation, convulsions, delusions, hallucinations . |
| Nightshade bittersweet
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Tall (up to 180cm) perennial shrub. Young nightshade leaves have an unpleasant odor. Lilac flower. The berry is originally green. As it matures, it turns yellow, and only then turns red. The bright red hanging berry can grow up to three centimeters. If you bite into it, then at first it will seem sweet, and only then a strong bitterness is felt. | The berries of bittersweet nightshade are poisonous, they cause heart palpitations, indigestion and can lead to complete disorientation . |
| Lily of the valley
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A herbaceous plant with a leafless stem. It is on it that white, very pretty bluebells bloom in May. After the lily of the valley fades, in place of the bells appear red-orange peas that look like berries. Lily of the valley peas are very poisonous. | Lily of the valley fruits cause severe headache . There is tinnitus, heart rate slows down, pupils constrict, convulsions are possible . |
Chairman of the regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society I.V. Pantyushov:
Some berries are quite difficult to distinguish. Edible ones are rich in nutrients, have a sweet and sour taste, but often look like poisonous ones. Usually edible berries attract birds and animals, so if under the bushes and trees you see a large number of pecked berries, seeds, peel remnants, then most likely the berry is edible. But this is not a 100% guarantee. Especially poisonous are the berries of small ovoid-spherical shape, which attract attention with their beauty. Often they are slightly flattened laterally. Unlike edible berries, poisonous berries are usually bitter, tart, or astringent in taste. However, it is worth remembering that some fruits are poisonous to such an extent that 3-5 berries are a lethal dose, so you should never try them. Therefore, I advise you to simply walk past an unfamiliar bush or tree with dubious berries.
Reminder for parents
- Do not pick or eat berries that you see for the first time.
- Do not leave children unattended in the forest.
- When going into the forest, be sure to take a first aid kit with drugs that will help provide first aid in case of poisoning with berries.
First aid for a child with berry poisoning: how to help the victim?
- Urgently wash the stomach. To do this, you can use a 2% soda solution. If there is no soda, give a few glasses of ordinary drinking water to drink.
- Take activated charcoal - 1 tablet per 10 kg. weight.
- Accept any available adsorbent - "Smektu", "Polysorb", etc.
- Give milk, egg white, vegetable oil or any other enveloping agent to drink.
- To relieve pain, you can give an Anestezin or Dikain tablet.
- Fill the loss of fluid with Hydrovit or Regidron solutions.
After providing first aid, try to take the patient to the nearest hospital or first-aid post.