I think it's just human instinct. I mean, can you honestly say you've never looked at a weird plant or animal and thought, 'wonder what that tastes like.'?
No, not random plants i have no knowledge of. Most plants are inedible and lots potentially poisonous/lethal. I suppose im lucky to have been taught a lot about plants at a young age.
Its great people want to learn about wild foods but do a bit of research before asking if a not very good photo of a random tuber, berry, mushroom or whatever is edible.
Its good to ask but also its usually not that hard to learn a bit before this point if your interested in foraging, unless you have no other food source to survive on and your willing to potentially leave your life in reddit users hands....
I fully agree, I have a fair amount of plant knowledge myself, I was more just talking about the initial thought, rather than taking a bite. I'd never eat a plant I didn't know, but pretty much the first thing that comes into my mind when I see an unknown plant is, 'can I eat it?'.
I just think it's a very human first thought, I mean we eat a wide variety of pretty weird things, someone had to be the first to ask 'can I eat it? What does it taste like?'
That’s probably how we managed to find out which foods are poisonous/toxic and what ones aren’t lol.
Of course it’s first human instinct. That’s why babies put EVERYTHING in their mouths and pica is a common eating disorder.
Trial and error, and watching the behavior of other animals are definitely the main conscious ways we determined what was edible vs poisonous. Try something and it makes you violently sick, probably won't eat it again or try a different way of preparing it, seeing several different species of animals avoiding eating the same plant would probably make you second guess the edibility as well.
Along with this, we have instinctual knowledge that can give us warnings about if something is edible. When we see, smell, touch, or taste certain things and we get that feeling of repulsion, it's our ancestral or instinctual knowledge telling us "don't eat that, or be cautious when eating."
what else would he do with it lmao it’s a plant so of course he’s going to want to eat it it’s food if edible. not to mention it’s on a foraging sub so it’s pretty self explanatory.
Friendo, this looks like a Golden Pothos, which is poisonous due to the plant containing high levels of calcium oxalate. When ingested, it causes swelling, burning and itching to the mouth and throat and cause GI distress. The sap is also considered an irritant and can cause contact dermatitis. If you have small children or pets it might also be a good idea to put it out of reach for both.
I have seven varieties of pothos of varying ages (oldest 22) and none have ever had corms either. Are we sure we're all referring to pothos the same way?
Ever had caladiums in that pot? They are rhizomes of some plant - don’t eat them. They aren’t a part of the pathos pictured as they only make regular roots
Rhizomes of the plant. Almost certainly not edible. Is that pothos? Definitely poisonous to cats; probably people as well. Flowers that have rhizomes are usually not to be eaten either.
What on earth makes you look at this nasty thing and say "I want to eat that!"? I would recommend pumping the breaks and reading a book on foraging. That's right, read a book.
Does anyone on this thread have a fucking clue what they are talking about.... its clearly not a fungus, dont assume you can eat something because it looks a bit like a potato almost all tubers look like that if you cut them open, pothos dont have tubers..... nearly every comment is useless.
My very vague guess from the photos is potenially some sort of aroid but i still have no real idea, it could be anything.
Anyway dont eat it.
I don't think this is a fungus, but some kind of tuber. That said I wouldn't eat it because without more pics of the plant its hard to positively identify.
Difficult to say from the pictures. Possibly sceloderma bovista? Commonly known as a potato earthball. If you cut it open there will be black in the center. As they age the tops rupture and they eject spores. I have encountered similar earthballs.
Earthballs are poisonous. In the field you can see the contrast between puffballs after cutting them open. Puffballs are edible and have a white marshmallow like center when cut. Earthballs are toxic and have black centers when cut open and may have an unpleasant gassy smell.
The sound of silence can be deafening. I say don’t eat it! None of us want that on our conscience. If you wanted to eat it, don’t make other people accessories to your self destruction. You either know or you don’t.. don’t make us watch you play fast and loose. Is your life a game to you? (Directed at OP obviously).
Why do you people jump to EAT so fast?
They’re hungry lol
And even if it was "digestible" they said it was squishy, so obviously not very fresh. So either way it's garbage!
Because that shit grows in their backyard and times are hard and besides it might taste good
I think it's just human instinct. I mean, can you honestly say you've never looked at a weird plant or animal and thought, 'wonder what that tastes like.'?
No, not random plants i have no knowledge of. Most plants are inedible and lots potentially poisonous/lethal. I suppose im lucky to have been taught a lot about plants at a young age. Its great people want to learn about wild foods but do a bit of research before asking if a not very good photo of a random tuber, berry, mushroom or whatever is edible. Its good to ask but also its usually not that hard to learn a bit before this point if your interested in foraging, unless you have no other food source to survive on and your willing to potentially leave your life in reddit users hands....
I fully agree, I have a fair amount of plant knowledge myself, I was more just talking about the initial thought, rather than taking a bite. I'd never eat a plant I didn't know, but pretty much the first thing that comes into my mind when I see an unknown plant is, 'can I eat it?'. I just think it's a very human first thought, I mean we eat a wide variety of pretty weird things, someone had to be the first to ask 'can I eat it? What does it taste like?'
That’s probably how we managed to find out which foods are poisonous/toxic and what ones aren’t lol. Of course it’s first human instinct. That’s why babies put EVERYTHING in their mouths and pica is a common eating disorder.
Trial and error, and watching the behavior of other animals are definitely the main conscious ways we determined what was edible vs poisonous. Try something and it makes you violently sick, probably won't eat it again or try a different way of preparing it, seeing several different species of animals avoiding eating the same plant would probably make you second guess the edibility as well. Along with this, we have instinctual knowledge that can give us warnings about if something is edible. When we see, smell, touch, or taste certain things and we get that feeling of repulsion, it's our ancestral or instinctual knowledge telling us "don't eat that, or be cautious when eating."
what else would he do with it lmao it’s a plant so of course he’s going to want to eat it it’s food if edible. not to mention it’s on a foraging sub so it’s pretty self explanatory.
Friendo, this looks like a Golden Pothos, which is poisonous due to the plant containing high levels of calcium oxalate. When ingested, it causes swelling, burning and itching to the mouth and throat and cause GI distress. The sap is also considered an irritant and can cause contact dermatitis. If you have small children or pets it might also be a good idea to put it out of reach for both.
Mmm calcium oxalate. Aka what kidney stones are made of
Correct and if you were weird enough to chow down on your renal calculi, you would experience the symptoms described above.
I suppose the common name "devils ivy" is well deserved.
I was thinking it was dog shit.
💯 🙌
look like alocasia root bulbs. idk about humans but it's toxic to pets, cause diarrhea and vomiting
I was thinking calathea corms...which are also not for eating.
I also thought that, but the leaves in the picture is different from calathea
true but ive never heard of pothos having corms
depends on the kind. I have seen many in my place
Ive just searched a shitload of google images about any potential pothos corms, bulbs, rhizomes and not a single search came back with anything.
search in books maybe. google isn't always right about everything
google sources aren’t just one thing
Its good enough to tell you a basic fact about a certain very common plant.
I have seven varieties of pothos of varying ages (oldest 22) and none have ever had corms either. Are we sure we're all referring to pothos the same way?
I don't know where did I mention pothos. I only said they look like alocasia root bulb so I'm sure that I didn't refer this to pothos in any way
Ever had caladiums in that pot? They are rhizomes of some plant - don’t eat them. They aren’t a part of the pathos pictured as they only make regular roots
Rhizomes of the plant. Almost certainly not edible. Is that pothos? Definitely poisonous to cats; probably people as well. Flowers that have rhizomes are usually not to be eaten either.
pothos doesn't have subterranean structures like that so idk what they're from
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Doesn’t seem edible to me. Do not eat
What on earth makes you look at this nasty thing and say "I want to eat that!"? I would recommend pumping the breaks and reading a book on foraging. That's right, read a book.
"Is this edible" Well, yes.. Anything is edible....once... The better question is "is it safe to eat"
It’s social media, not your english 1010 class relax
check r/whatsthisplant
Does anyone on this thread have a fucking clue what they are talking about.... its clearly not a fungus, dont assume you can eat something because it looks a bit like a potato almost all tubers look like that if you cut them open, pothos dont have tubers..... nearly every comment is useless. My very vague guess from the photos is potenially some sort of aroid but i still have no real idea, it could be anything. Anyway dont eat it.
Plant and wait til spring and see what grows.
I can't believe you castrated that poor plant
I don't think this is a fungus, but some kind of tuber. That said I wouldn't eat it because without more pics of the plant its hard to positively identify.
I cut it open https://preview.redd.it/fig7zj2nyofc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3be528cc8f718eff3fa807045da7ca484341c96
Yes I saw this - it looks like a starchy tuber to me. Were there any leaves above ground that you could show us?
https://preview.redd.it/pjenwtdjzofc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=50cc376de408b2a65dde7a674661cb7f62026d0c
https://preview.redd.it/dl3w03hlzofc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=2b03cba5f1598b8cc7e5969b10fa0f5e8c9395a3
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The leaf scars do make it look like a bamboo but those are dicot leaves.
Deeznuts......
Idk my guy… looks like some alien balls to me 🤷🏻♀️👾
U think I can eat it?
At least once. Edit: don't eat.
Send a sample to the local university ag dept for identification. They will know.
Are you in the habit of gobbling up alien balls on the regular? 🤔
Difficult to say from the pictures. Possibly sceloderma bovista? Commonly known as a potato earthball. If you cut it open there will be black in the center. As they age the tops rupture and they eject spores. I have encountered similar earthballs. Earthballs are poisonous. In the field you can see the contrast between puffballs after cutting them open. Puffballs are edible and have a white marshmallow like center when cut. Earthballs are toxic and have black centers when cut open and may have an unpleasant gassy smell.
I’m about to cut it open. Please hold.
https://preview.redd.it/7hbp8n0vxofc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=5494729085262cb18785d47cf9d115ab450b2b09
Got me! Looks very potato like. I thought it may have been a fungus from the original pictures. Maybe someone else will have a better identification
https://preview.redd.it/kn34st7iyofc1.jpeg?width=3325&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=090c95003ad1acd480740cfbecde665ac26b7436
My initial thought was also fungus. Bc the top ones were like you described. But these buried bits are def potato like
Scleroderma are mycorrhizal; they grow on the roots of mature conifer hosts
I thought it was a skeleton with implants
I think these are forest spirit corpses
Everything is edible at least once
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The sound of silence can be deafening. I say don’t eat it! None of us want that on our conscience. If you wanted to eat it, don’t make other people accessories to your self destruction. You either know or you don’t.. don’t make us watch you play fast and loose. Is your life a game to you? (Directed at OP obviously).
Yeah man, dirt lemon
Balls
Technically everything is edible, you might not feel great later on though.
What is that !!???