leavs and berries

iceman30 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:16 PM

can i upload photos on here? im asking because i need an ID of some leaves from a tree that has some red berries on it. My daughter has eaten a couple of these berries. although she has no ill effects from it so far, i would like to no what shes eaten.

Thanks for ur help
iceman30

davidbr · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:25 PM

Yes, you can. Click on "Gallery" at the top of the page, then "Upload Photos", then select "Upload to Image Gallery" by clicking the light blue and white panel. Don't worry about category, I always leave all mine in "unidentified"

To reassure you, though, there's no tree that I know of whose fruit, by eating a couple (or even more), would do you any serious harm. I'm 99.999% sure you'll have nothing to worry about

iceman30 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:33 PM

phew thanks for the info the pics are on now.
my daughter is only 3 though

Tiggrx · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 10:04 PM

They are some sort of Cotoneaster. I don't think they would cause much harm, but probably best to discourage your daughter from eating them

davidbr · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 10:22 PM

If it's a type of Cotoneaster then all species have berries which are edible - as in, they have no direct toxic effects. However, the fruits of some of the "prostrate cotoneasters" (C. horizontalis, rotundifolius etc) are a very powerful purgative, laxative and/or diuretic, which means if you eat enough of them you will be passing your output, through the eye of a needle, from either orifice...

Now, for someone of adult age it's not serious - a dose of the craps, basically. For a child, they can lose enough liquid fast enough to make it a medical emergency, so I'd always either dial 999 or take them to A&E asap. The berries have no long-term effect, but in the short-term it's not always pleasant