Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum)
| Edible Fruits & Berries | |
|---|---|
| Blackberry | Dewberry |
| Blackthorn / Sloe | Elder |
| Burnet Rose | Dog Rose |
| Rowan | Sea Buckthorn |
| Hawthorn | Bilberry |
| Wild Strawberry | Wild Apple |
| Other edible plants | |
|---|---|
| Wild Garlic | Wild Marjoram |
| Water Mint | |
| Fungi | |
|---|---|
| Parasol Mushroom | Shaggy Ink Cap |
| Poisonous Berries | |
|---|---|
| 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 Cuckoo pint (alternative names are Lords and Ladies, Wild arum, Devils and Angels) is a common palnt of hedgerows and woodland, flowering in early Spring. The orange / red berries can be seen from mid-summer, and grow on a short spike from 6 to 18 inches in height, which can last into winter. All parts of the plant are poisonous, including the sap which can cause skin irritation.