wild yellow berries?

[johnmerc]

hi, new to this website, but my stepdaughter foolishy ate a pod of yellow berries, in a green pod, growing upright from the ground, in a nature conservation area near where we live. (lorton meadows, in weymouth, dorset)

when she returned home with her friends, she told me what she did, and said her throat was hurting etc. i have since picked a whole pod, with the shoots it was growing from etc. i have pics, but for some reason it wont let me add them onto this thread. it looks like a mini sweetcorn cob, she consumed it over an hour ago, and has suffered from a burning throat, but no sickness etc. If anyone can help me on identifying this, id be extremely grateful.

many thanks,

john.

[Wild-Woman]

I would certainly take her down to A and E without delay. Without a picture it's hard to say what they may have been, so to be safe, get her there and take a sample of what she has consumed.
Sorry to sound alarmest but it's for the best.
Please let us know how she is later.

[johnmerc]

hi, thank you, ive now discovered it online, it was an unflowered yellow iris, the 'berries' were actually the seeds still in their pods, ive been told it can cause diarohea, sickness etc, she now seems fine, has had plenty of water, supervision etc, and she now will receive plenty of lecturing!

[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by johnmerc

hi, thank you, ive now discovered it online, it was an unflowered yellow iris, the 'berries' were actually the seeds still in their pods, ive been told it can cause diarohea, sickness etc, she now seems fine, has had plenty of water, supervision etc, and she now will receive plenty of lecturing!

Good to hear she is ok. For one horrifying moment, what you described sounded somewhat like Cuckoo Pint berries which are very toxic.
And yes- a good lecture won't harm and then hopefully she'll think twice before eating anything that she comes across in the wild.

It would take Ray Mears to convince me to try a berry that I'd not seen before!

Glad the outcome was good.