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Help with identifying!

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:39 am
by Spanderholic
Hi all,

I am doing a foraging project as part of my Culinary Arts degree, and I am having a bit of a struggle figuring out what is edible and what isn't. I thought I would throw a few pictures by you guys in the hopes that you could help me to figure out what they are.
I'm in New Zealand in the Southern Hemisphere,

I think that these might be rosehips but I'm not entirely sure...
Possible rosehips?
Possible rosehips?
roses joshys wild garden portobello.jpg (164.38 KiB) Viewed 3350 times
And then there are these berries that I am totally uncertain about... Don't want to accidentally poison myself or others!
Possible rosehips?
Possible rosehips?
roses joshys wild garden portobello.jpg (164.38 KiB) Viewed 3350 times
This is a picture of the whole plant.
berry plant
berry plant
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And finally, thoughts about eating the leaves of a strawberry plant? I have looked around online but some people seem to have varying opinions.

Thanks so much :)

Re: Help with identifying!

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:00 pm
by Zech
I'd agree with your first ID as rosehips. I'm currently de-seeding some dried ones - a fiddly job made more difficult by the itching-powder hairs around the seeds.

The second one looks like ivy to me, which I believe is poisonous. I only recently learnt that this tree-like plant is the same as the climbing ivy - it has two stages of growth.

Re: Help with identifying!

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:55 pm
by Odsox
Yep, I agree with Rachel, the second one is definitely Ivy (Hedera) and I too believe is poisonous although the birds polish them off in late winter.

Re: Help with identifying!

Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:24 am
by Somnophore
Yes 1 and 2 rosehips 3 is climbing variety of flowering ivy. Inedible and poisonous feel free to pm me at e mail removed by admin for security reasonswith any more photos if you need a quick identify as I teach foraging skills.
Matt