Unmistakable: Herb Paris
Photo: Arne Ader
Translation: Liis
Herb Paris
| Herb Paris |
Ussilakk
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Paris quadrifolia |
A plant for shadowy and damp forest environments. Herb Paris isn’t difficult to recognise and remember. At the top of the stem, where four leaves meet (in autumn some may have dropped already) it carries a bluish-black berry, sometimes shiny, sometimes covered with a waxy layer. Typically herb Paris, and there is no similar plant.
Fatally poisonous: it contains glycoside toxins. There is good use for most knowledge in the forests and most mishaps stem from not knowing ...
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