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Dangerous flora in Ireland?

  • 20-11-2011 2:02pm
    #1
    Crann na Beatha
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  • #2
    Caoimhín
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    Most wild plants are poisonous if eaten in large enough quantity.

    Off the top of my head;
    Foxglove
    Hemlock
    Mandrake
    Buttercup.


  • #3
    eth0
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    Lords and Ladies
    Giant Hogweed


    there are fecking LOADS i can't think of right now


  • #4
    Coriolanus
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    Pretty sure Datura can be found in Ireland, it's everywhere in Britain at least. Highly toxic and a pretty powerful hallucinagen.


  • #5
    Grizzly 45
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    Yew,ragwort,ruhbarb leaves,daffodill,[Domestic I know,but poisionous as well]mistletoe.

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



  • #6
    krissovo
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    My mindset works the other way.

    I have a list of known edible flora that I have tested on my self and treat everything else as dangerous.


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  • #7
    Grizzly 45
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    On dangerous plants..
    Has anyone heard of a plant that only grows around the Southern area of Ireland and is prized by poachers as an oxygen robbing method for clearing out fish pools?It aprently works the same as Rotenone without the toxic side effects..
    If anyone knows or has heard of it please PM .

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



  • #8
    slowburner
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    Grizzly 45 wrote: »
    On dangerous plants..
    Has anyone heard of a plant that only grows around the Southern area of Ireland and is prized by poachers as an oxygen robbing method for clearing out fish pools?It aprently works the same as Rotenone without the toxic side effects..
    If anyone knows or has heard of it please PM .
    This is killing me. It's stuck somewhere in the recesses of my brain. I used to know :o


  • #9
    Doc Ruby
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    The husks of green walnuts?


  • #10
    Grizzly 45
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    Never heard of that one Doc!! Do tell.:confused:

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



  • #11
    Doc Ruby
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    Grizzly 45 wrote: »
    Never heard of that one Doc!! Do tell.:confused:
    Just as it says on the tin Grizz, walnut likes the warmer climates for fruiting so its most comfortable down south, I won't go into the details on how to use it on account of the charter but its easy enough to look up...


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  • #12
    Grizzly 45
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    Cheers.But I dont think we have too many walnut trees here in Ireland.Handy to know though.:D

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



  • #13
    Doc Ruby
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    Grizzly 45 wrote: »
    Cheers.But I dont think we have too many walnut trees here in Ireland.Handy to know though.:D
    Well we've no tradition of commerical growing like they do in France, but they're out there alright. Its a forest tree more than a hedgerow or field tree, so you won't find them lining the roads.


  • #14
    Norwayviking
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    Veles wrote: »
    can you list the dangerous plants here as in poisonous?

    Some good info here

    http://www.wilderness-survival.net/plants-1.php


  • #15
    Norwayviking
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    Veles wrote: »
    can you list the dangerous plants here as in poisonous?

    Good info here


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