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Honeysuckle Poison

 
name       chad
status     other
age        20s

Question - are the berries of the red tartarian honeysuckle
poisonous? I have a two year old who plays in my front yard and I'm
always afraid she'll eat the berries. I'd like to be able to relax a
little if these berries are not toxic! Please tell me! Thank you so much!
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Chad,

Yes, it is poisonous; berries known to cause "mild toxicity in children".

http://res.agr.ca/cgi-bin/brd/poisonpl/ddplant5?plant=Tartarian+honeysuckle&
info=all&name=comm
http://res.agr.ca/brd/poisonpl/ppcommo2.html


Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.
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