Berries
Each fall the Connecticut Poison Control Center is faced with a deluge of calls concerning the bumper crop of berries in Connecticut. More than 90 percent of these situations are handled in the home. Of the 10 percent that warrant an emergency room visit, only a handful develop serious toxicity and include:
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Atropa Belladonna
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Daphne
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Lily of the Valley
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Mayapple
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Mistletoe
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Yew
Below is a list of other berries the Connecticut Poison Control Center is commonly called about:
- American Bittersweet/American Nightshade
- Autumn Olive
- Baneberry
- Barberry
- Bayberry
- Chinese Lantern
- Choke cherry
- Cotoneaster
- Crabapple
- Dogwood
- Elderberry
- Euonymous
- False Solomon Seal
- Firethorn
- Hawthorne
- Holly
- Honeysuckle
- Jack in the Pulpit
- Jerusulem Cherry
- Juniper
- Lantana
- Mountain Ash
- Mulberry
- Nightshade, Black
- Nightshade, Deadly
- Nightshade, Red
- Pachysandra
- Pigeonberry
- Pokeweed
- Privet
- Pyracantha
- Spicebush
- Sweet Pea
- Viburnum
- Wild Grape
- Wisteria
Many kids have been berry picking with their parents during the summer so when they discover berries in their own yard ripe for the picking, that is just what they will do. Remember to teach your children not to pick any berries unless they have the permission of an adult before they pick and taste. It is important to know the types of berries in your yard so that in the event of an exposure, time does not have to be spent on identifying the berry.
In a poison emergency, call 1-800-222-1222.
Hearing impaired, call 1-866-218-5372.
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