30 Poisonous Wild Berries to Avoid while Camping & Hiking

A compilation of 34 Poisonous Wild Berries that you can expect to find while Camping or Hiking!
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Solomon seal berries are said to be mildly diarrhea. Tried one - didn’t made me sick but strong medicine flavor so just one time.

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Brothers and Sisters, which of these berries have you seen growing in your area? Also, what are some odd/unusual objects you've found out in nature? Tell me your tales

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[@Victoriaghh]

Oh we have lots of these in northern Ontario Canada. I made the mistake of eating pokeweed when I was 7 years old at reccess, since it was growing on the fence. It dries your mouth out, and you feel as though you cannot swallow. Your whole mouth and throat will feel crunchy. I went to the hospital and was there for two days. Horrid.

[@jackhartcup]

yew berries themselves are not poisonous, their seed is though

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[@Rich-fg9vj]

As a child my friend and nextdoor neighbor had Yew bushes lining their sidewalk. We used to throw the berries at each other. Surprised none of us ever ate one. Thank you Alfie!

[@metralla]

The yew berries are edible but they're surrounded by the highly poisonous rest of the tree. I have eaten them many times with no ill effects. Thing is, you have a highly toxic seed in your mouth and eating it accidentally won't kill you but give you a stomach ache.

[@TheDavewatts]

​@@metrallaI've eaten them myself for years, as long as you get rid of the seed in the middle your fine.

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[@michaelb2106]

The reddish part that grows around the yew seed is called the 'aril', and it it non toxic and perfectly safe to eat, assuming the (!very poisonous!) seed inside is discarded before ingesting. It's the only edible part of the Yew plant

[@goiterlanternbase]

There are two types of tree yew and only one of them seems to be poisonous enough, to kill anything but a herbivore.

[@nedkelly5866]

Extra lily of the valley top tip... If foraging for wild garlic (ramsons/ramps) in Spring, learn to differentiate wild garlic leaves from toxic lily of the valley leaves. Very similar looking.

[@shaolinfist8323]

Thanks I didn't know about this!

[@nedkelly5866]

​​@@shaolinfist8323 No worries 👍 Look up and learn the differences and stay safe. Lily of the valley is deadly.

[@aprilcarter1105]

Never thought about that but you are right! Lots of ramps grow on the land I grew up on [it's a floodplain in the woods lol].

[@ArnodJ]

The Yew, Taxus baccata isn't poisonous only the seed is. The berry it self is even a vitamin bomb! Always avoid biting the seed inside.

[@wtliftr1]

I was about to post the same- fleshy red aril edible, seed inside deadly. Same with Podocarpus, except the seed is below the aril, NOT inside, and Podocarpus arils are dark purple.

[@ArnodJ]

@@wtliftr1 I don't know this plant, is it European?

[@wtliftr1]

@@ArnodJ Podocarpus species are native to North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Podocarpus has almost 100 different species, mostly Southern Hemisphere, but also tropical Northern Hemisphere. Podocarpus macrophylla is used extensively as a border shrub and general landscaping plant in Florida.

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[@kayladunaway7101]

A note on pokeweed - it's leaves are often prepared as poke salad in the Southern US, but the leaves are preped by washing and boiling/blanching. This makes the salad generally edible, but some may people still get stomach upset. Don't eat the berries though, that generally won't end well.

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I used to work with kids who were under the care of the local authority for mental health problems. I went to one house and it had deadly nightshade growing all around the property 😅

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Thanks for this video, it was most helpful :) I thoroughly enjoy leaning about plant life cuz you never know when you'd need to forage for food.

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[@MarshaNPILoveCanada]

From Indonesia. I have ASD high function borderline or spectrum. *Sorry if there's typo and mistakes* 0:26 Deadly Nightshade (atropa belladonna) 1:37 Bittersweet Nightshade (solanum dulcamara) 2:20 Yew (taxus baccata) 2:51 Lily of the Valley (convallaria majalis) 3:40 Tutsan (hypericum androsaemum) 4:11 Wild arum (arum maculatum) 4:46 Pokeweed (phytolacca americana) 5:17 Elderberry (sambucus sp.) 5:51 Cotoneaster (cotoneaster horizontalis) 6:31 White baneberry (actaea pachypoda) 7:07 Red baneberry (actaea rubra) 8:12 Snowberry (symphoricarpos albus) Creeping snowberry (gaultheria hispidula) 9:20 Black bryony (dioscorea communis) 10:00 Feburary daphne (daphne mezereum) 10:46 Ivy (hedera helix) 11:15 Poison Ivy (toxicodendron radicans) 11:43 Common dogwood (cornus sanguinea) 12:28 Gray dogwood (cornus racemosa) 13:03 Fly honeysuckle (lonicera xylosteum)

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[@usernamesta3334]

On such a bad comedown right now that I’ve just gone into my local woods to collect all these berries. Cheers Alf

[@bushcraftsurvivalslovenia5241]

Great video, very clear descriptions. So much knowledge shared right here. Thank you. I would only add that although Yew is very poisinous the only not poisinus and actually edible part of the plant is the soft meat of the berry. One must be extreamly carefull to remove the seeds prior to ingesting but yew berries can be eaten if handeled correctly. It also makes a great jelly

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Thanks for the info Alfie!

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Most aesthetic berries indeed, but do not eat them! It's always a good day when Alfie uploads. Cheers and keep up the great work! :D

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Great video! I've seen quite a few of those but I'm still learning something!

[@243leigh243]

Good info as always. Like others say yew berry flesh is edible. I’ve tried them. Very sweet. Spit the seed out. All other parts of yew are toxic.

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Nice to see you back!

[@MartyBCNB]

This video goes in to my replay list to keep going back through it on a regular basis. Helpful here in Vancouver since we have several of these here as well.

[@Shaw7373]

My primary school play area was planted with snowberry. I used to eat them, and ate them more when teachers got mad. They taste lovely. Glad i didn't eat enough to make me ill.

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[@ellenbryn]

my poor mom had to have nerves of steel - she knew if she told 4-year-old me not to eat poke berries, I would. they were all over the woods where we lived. Luckily they aren't poisonous to the skin, as I proved timing again by using their vivid magenta juice to stain my hands or paint my face. When I was older she told me how poisonous they were! During your introduction I was watching to see when they would show up, and there they were. :-)

[@ellenbryn]

(You called them pokeweed. We had the unsegmented variety in Pennsylvania)

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This was really cool! Thank you 😃

[@NZXT_Nomad]

Thanks alfie, was just about to scran a lovely bowl of nightshade instead of my Kelloggs!

[@MrFelipefelop]

Always read the label 😂

[@Strange-Viking]

a clump of maggots hahaa happy you are back from your little lunch pause.

[@trickster562]

Would be cool to get a safe to eat wild berry video.

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What geography does this apply to? Glad you are back on KZbin, thank you!!

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[@EatCarbs]

Great information.. thanks for the video

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[@mysterycrumble]

berry good!

[@WillSurvive2TheEnd]

I've eaten poke salat all my life and was never sickened by it. it's delicious when scrambled with eggs in bacon grease and fresh chopped onions. also wonderful mixed with other greens adding some smoked meat for flavoring. it's also a very delicious when dried and crushed up and put into biscuit batter. of course it's been eaten for a very long time by those who knows it's edible. it's one of my favorite greens in fact. I've always heard the berries and roots are a toxic. but it depends on the way they're ingested. doing some deep research I discovered that both a tincture made from the roots and eating the berries (up to 4 each day) whole, either dried or fresh, NOT CHEWING the seeds because the seeds are toxic, not the pulp, juice, skins...are effective for treating cancer symptoms. even helping to kill it off. I myself ate both fresh and dry berries and nothing happened. you just swallow them whole like a pill with water. the "toxin" in the pulp is medicinal. just never masticate/crush the seeds.

[@Shaw7373]

Glad to be autistic, because i was obsessed with plants. By age 5, I could tell for sure dozens of edible berries, and grew up eating them. Today, i know every edible berry, and most edible plants and fungi. I don't know every poisonous plant, but i know most edible ones, to the point that i could never be uncertain

[@cgriggsiv]

What's up my dude been a long time since you were on lest Again thank you Alfie for a fantastic video of poisonous botany awesome I have approximately here in Ohio in Rocky River and in Cuyahoga valley and other smaller bits and pieces approximately 65% of those poisonous plants all around me and there was a few that I could not identify Again my dude awesome video

[@yackfou2412]

I ve seen them all in Deutschland. A friend of mine eats cherry like fruits from a tree like a cherries. They ended up in the hospital to pump there stomach out 😅

[@martinbohm6779]

Epic Pic 09:46 - black bryony growing on hawthorn...

[@thatguychris5654]

Pokeweed info: you have partial information here so let me add. Ripe berries can be used to get rid of intestinal parasites in humans and livestock. It is mildly toxic but is fine to consume in small quantities (see Pokeweed Berry Pie in the South). All parts of this plant are toxic and nothing beyond ripe berries should be consumed. From least toxic to most: Ripe berry, unripe berry, leaf, stem, root (super toxic). These list videos, where they cram a ton of list points, tend to omit important or interesting info. ALWAYS do your research before consuming wild plants.

[@StigDesign]

in Norway/Scandinavia Sorbus aucuparia is know to be used for making Vine, jelly, jam, a tangy syrup and other`s they are know to not be good for eating much raw (wiki actually has good info on it :D )but well know :D Great Video :)

[@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful]

I enjoy snacking on pokeweed berries. They have to be completely ripe, however. And don't break the seeds.

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We got another Alfie video drop before GTA 6

[@Lightfur]

I saw some dingleberries whilst camping with friends. I don’t think they’re poisonous but I definitely wouldn’t recommend eating them.

[@shellghost5]

Top video!

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[@Stitched_the_doll]

If not for Alfie I would eat the wild berries for their nice colors

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Alfie! Alfie! Alfie!

[@chrisegnoto]

What's up, Brother. Been a minute. I am heading to the Barrens to kayak and camp the biggest Pine Barrens in the world. I will try to upload something if I find signal. At the moment, the Pines are FILLED with berries, omg. There was just a massive forest fire, though, so who knows where I will end up, lol BTW, the Jack in the Pulpits with divided stems and two leaves are the female "Jill in the Pulpits. They need twice the energy to make the fruit, so....two leaves "Y" shaped stems.

[@snowycamel1]

love ur vids

[@yotagerlie]

creeping snowberry is tasty

[@Shadowaspen]

snowberry is a absolute good medicinal plant... when you have nasal congestion..you take 5 berries and swallow them whole after that you open up again

[@user-ct6tr2sg3g]

thank man

[@christopherleubner6633]

Bittersweet isnt too bad ripe, the bitter indicates that its toxic though. A few of them hss a laxitive effect.