5 Poisonous Plants To Avoid While Foraging Wild Edibles

There are many poisonous plants to avoid while foraging wild edibles but today we are going to cover five of them and talk a bit about how they look or where they grow. Some of these plants have look a likes that are perfectly edible or medicinal, and some even have poisonous relatives. Some plants can cause sickness, skin rash or discomfort, whereas others can cause death. From the common Poison Ivy and Poison Hemlock to the notorious Pokeweed and Nightshade these are five poisonous plants to avoid while foraging wild edibles. Poison Ivy is known for it's ability to cause skin rashes and growing almost everywhere. The essential oils are what cause the reaction as they get absorbed through the skin after touching the plants. Horsenettle, or Thorny Nightshade is a common variety of nightshade. They are known for being poisonous and also the forefather to the domestic tomato . Virginia Creeper is a woody climbing vine with five leaves that often grows through or near wild edibles. Touching the plant is safe, however ingestion is not as it can cause severe burning in the throat and stomach. Poison Hemlock is a plant that's known for being the poison of Socrates in the 4th century B.C. and is potent toxin to be avoided. I thank you guys for watching this video and I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you learned something. If you want to learn more about edible or medicinal plants make sure to subscribe! Foraging Essentials & Gear: Knife Mora Companion Carbon Steel: http://amzn.to/2c3AHgL Mora Companion Stainless Steel: http://amzn.to/2cHKkjM Multi-tool Leatherman Rebar: http://amzn.to/2ce6ckV (the blast is no longer available) Leatherman Wave: http://amzn.to/2c9SbnI (Closer to the one I have) Field Guides Peterson Guide to Medicinal Plants: http://amzn.to/2cenE6f Peterson Guide to Edible Plants: http://amzn.to/2cHM3FJ Backpack Fieldline Canyon Backpack: http://amzn.to/2chSL4a (the camo design is different but it's the same bag I use) Shoes/Boots Globe Sabres: http://amzn.to/2bXYSfi Merrel Ventilator Shoes: http://amzn.to/2cesWi6 Merrel Ventilator Boots: http://amzn.to/2c3CMJt Support the Channel by Shopping on Amazon! http://amzn.to/2cHPVqb http://astore.amazon.com/trilliumwild... Music in this video is: Folk Round by; Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...