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ID this berry plant?

 
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The berries taste horribly bitter, I wish I hadn't tried it.
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My guess is aronia/chokeberry
 
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Idk about California, but I live in a wetland and here you don't try things you don't know. Lots of deadlies here. I do know there are several interesting native California plants, and while it appears maybe to be an aronia you'd probably be best consulting a California based wildlife website.
 
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twinberry honeysuckle, Lonicera involucrata
 
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I like to taste berries and sometimes plants I dont know. My sense of taste will tell if it is not edible or poison. Poisonous berries are usually bitter in a bad way. I always spit something out the first time I taste it then try to identify it. I may try a small amount if I I identify or it tastes good.

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Greg has got it right.

I don't think there's anything around here that would outright kill me from just a taste. I definitely don't eat mushrooms I find.

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Justin Gerardot wrote:I like to taste berries and sometimes plants I dont know. My sense of taste will tell if it is not edible or poison. Poisonous berries are usually bitter in a bad way. I always spit something out the first time I taste it then try to identify it. I may try a small amount if I I identify or it tastes good.



And that maybe a suitable method in many parts of the States, but many plants here in my area only take a very small concentration to be potentially deadly. Many people mushroom hunting in my area also have been poisoned because of lookalikes. I am not denigrating a valid method of id for another area, but here it is not suitable, and definitely shapes how I'd advise others elsewhere to be safe. Most areas have people who are educated in identifying local plant life, and personally before I make an attempt without an expert I consult at least 3 sources.
 
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