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Don't eat that! ID'ing false hellebore with state toxicologist
https://www.vpr.org/vpr-news/2022-04-30/dont-eat-that-iding-false-hellebore-with-state-toxicologist-sarah-vose(3:40 audio and transcript at link)
Don't eat that! ID'ing false hellebore with state toxicologist Sarah Vose
Mary Engisch
April 30, 2022
Spring is here, and that means wild leeks or ramps can be found in some Vermont forests.
The garlic-y, green ephemeral edibles are prized for their taste. But for new and seasoned foragers, they can also prove tricky to identify.
False hellebore's Latin name is Veratrum viride. The wild plant, native to Vermont and most of the United States, is also known as Indian poke, corn-lily, Indian hellebore or green false hellebore.
To get more information on how to avoid wild hellebore if you're foraging now for wild ramps or wild leeks, VPR's Mary Engisch spoke to State Toxicologist Sarah Vose, with the Vermont Department of Health. Their conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
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Mary Engisch
April 30, 2022
Spring is here, and that means wild leeks or ramps can be found in some Vermont forests.
The garlic-y, green ephemeral edibles are prized for their taste. But for new and seasoned foragers, they can also prove tricky to identify.
False hellebore's Latin name is Veratrum viride. The wild plant, native to Vermont and most of the United States, is also known as Indian poke, corn-lily, Indian hellebore or green false hellebore.
To get more information on how to avoid wild hellebore if you're foraging now for wild ramps or wild leeks, VPR's Mary Engisch spoke to State Toxicologist Sarah Vose, with the Vermont Department of Health. Their conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
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More, from UVM:
https://www.uvmhealth.org/healthsource/poisoned-foraging-wild-ramp-or-false-hellebore#:~:text=False%20hellebore%20grows%202-8,have%20an%20onion-like%20smell.
Poisoned from Foraging: Wild Ramp or False Hellebore?