I found this off a tree while apartment hunting, and was wondering if it is edible

It makes a small rattle when shaken

by SirCat2115

6 Comments

  1. Exotic-Assumption-31

    What was the general location this was found?

  2. HortonFLK

    If it were in Texas, I’d suspect Texas mountain laurel. But there may be lots of different fabaceous trees around the world with similar pods.

    Crack it open. If there’s a red bean inside try rubbing it quickly on the concrete and see if it burns when you press it to your skin.

    (Texas mountain laurel and many other similar plants would be poisonous.)

  3. lionofbeast

    Looks like tamarind but hard to tell without knowledge of geographical information

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