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Christmas dinner ingredient or deadly poison?
For each of these scientific names, decide if it's something you would eat at Christmas, or something best avoided.
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Last updated: December 11, 2023
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| First submitted | December 4, 2023 |
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1. Meleagris gallopavo
Turkey
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
2. Vaccinium oxycoccus
Cranberries
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
3. Atropa belladonna
Deadly nightshade
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
4. Solanum tuberosum
Potatoes
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
5. Arum maculatum
A poisonous plant which grows across Europe and the Middle East
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
6. Colchicum autumnale
Autumn crocus, sometimes tragically and lethally confused with wild garlic
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
7. Taxus baccata
The yew, whose berries are attractive but highly toxic
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
8. B. oleracea gemmifera
Brussels sprouts. They may have seemed like poison when you were a kid, but they are not.
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
9. Convallaria majalis
Lily of the valley, sometimes confused with wild garlic with very bad results
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
10. Cortinarius rubellus
Deadly webcap mushrooms - supposedly very delicious but will destroy your liver and kidneys
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
11. Pastinaca sativa
Parsnip
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
12. Daucus carota
Yes, this is the carrot
Christmas ingredient
Deadly poison
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