American Pokeweed. Berries shouod not be eaten. The greens in spring can be eaten with A LOT of processing. I’ve heard the berries can be used for dye but I do not know if it is safe for anthing on human skin
AgentDrake
Pokeweeds. Quite pretty, but also quite toxic.
Used in some traditional dyes and inks as well, but I’d personally avoid even doing that with them (though my kid learned how to do it safely in a summer camp– still makes me nervous, though).
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American Pokeweed. Berries shouod not be eaten. The greens in spring can be eaten with A LOT of processing. I’ve heard the berries can be used for dye but I do not know if it is safe for anthing on human skin
Pokeweeds. Quite pretty, but also quite toxic.
Used in some traditional dyes and inks as well, but I’d personally avoid even doing that with them (though my kid learned how to do it safely in a summer camp– still makes me nervous, though).
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Poke weed