Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Edible Fruits & Berries | |
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Blackberry | Dewberry |
Blackthorn / Sloe | Elder |
Burnet Rose | Dog Rose |
Rowan | Sea Buckthorn |
Hawthorn | Bilberry |
Wild Strawberry | Wild Apple |
Hazel |
Other edible plants | |
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Wild Garlic | Wild Marjoram |
Water Mint |
Fungi | |
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Parasol Mushroom | Shaggy Ink Cap |
Poisonous Berries | |
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Guelder Rose | Spindle Tree |
Cotoneaster | Honeysuckle |
Black Bryony | Holly |
Cuckoo Pint | Deadly Nightshade |
Woody Nightshade | Snowberry |
Dogwood | Privet |
Stinking Iris |
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The holly is familiar to everyone, and the plant produces small, poisonous bright red berries. Ingesting these can result in vomiting, diarrhoea and drowsiness and a little as two berries can induce these symptoms in a child.
It's often believed that if the holly trees are full of berries, then a harsh winter is on the way.