Poisonous plants

If you find yourself lost in the forest, there are certain things you shouldn't eat.

Water Hemlock is usually found in swampy areas. It grows up to about 2 meters, and the leaves are narrow with jagged edges. The root is hollow and the plant bears white flowers.

Avoid mushrooms. Many are poisinous.

When picking blueberries, insure that you are not picking baneberries. Baneberries turn blue with age. Baneberries carry the berries in clusters.

Trust me, you do not want to eat any of these

...and Socrates did drink his last sip....

Here is a list, which does not include the fungus family, and to which I added a few that I know should be on this list from A Modern Herbal.

1. Aconite
   Monkshood Aconitum napellus
2. Poison Apple
   1. Balsam AppleMomordica balsamina
   2. Bitter Apple Citrullus colocynthis
3. Baneberry Actaea spicata
4. Bloodroot Sanguinaria Candensis
5. Bryony
1. Black Tamus communis
2. European Bryonia alba
3. White Bryonia dioica
6. Cabbage Tree Andira inermis
7. Calabar Bean Physostigma venenosum
8. Castor Bean Ricinus communis
9. Calotropis Calotropis procera
10. Cherry, Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
11. Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana
12. Clematis Clematis spp.
13. Coca, Bolivian Erythroxylon Coca
14. Cocculus, Indicus Anamirta paniculata
15. Datura (15Datura spp.)
16. Indicus Indicus spp.
17. Dropwort Oenanthe crocata
18. Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
19. Gelsemium Gelsemium nitidum
20. Hellebore
    1. Black Helleborus niger
    2. False Adonis autumnalis
    3. Green Veratrum viride
    4. White Veratrum album
21. Hemlock
1. Hemlock
   Kex, Spotted Corobane, Musquash Root, Beaver Poison Conium maculatum
2. Water Hemlock
   Cowbane Cicuta virosa
22. Hemp
    Indian Hemp, Marijauana Cannabis Sativa, Indica
23. Ignatius Beans Strychnos Ignatii
24. Ivy
1. English Ivy Hedera spp.
2. Poison Ivy
   Rhus Toxicodendron
25. Jimson Weed
    Thornapple Datura stramonium
26. Laburnum Cytisus Laburnam
27. Laurel, Mountain Kalmia latifolia
28. Lovage, Water Cenanthe fistulosa
29. Mescal Buttons Anhalonium Lewinii
30. Mistletoe Phoradendron macrophyllum
31. Nightshade
    1. Black Solanum nigrum
    2. Deadly Atropa belladonna
32. Nux Vomica
    Quaker Buttons Strychnos Nux-vomica
33. Paris Herb Paris quadrifolia
34. Poinsetta Euphorbia Pulcherrima
35. Poppy, White Papaver somniferum
36. Saffron, Meadow
    Autumn Crocus, Naked Ladies Colchicum autumnale
37. Spurges Euphorbia spp .
38. Stavesacre
    Lousewort Delphinium staphisagria
39. Stophanthus
    Kombe seeds Strophanthus Kombé
40. Wake Robin, American Arum triphyllum
41. Yew, American T axus baccata