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Sunday 2 March 2014

The Australian Mistletoe Berry. Is It Toxic?

Since making the post on the Mistletoe berries as food, I have been told that they are toxic & NOT edible. Now I have eaten these in the past, but that may not prove anything, so I would appreciate it if anyone has further information on this plant.
Thank you.

Regards, Keith.

1 comment:

Some old guy said...

There are apparently a lot of different types of mistletoe in Australia. I know the types most commonly found here in America are considered inedible but probably not outright poisonous.

Australian mistletoe Amyema maidenii seems to be edible. More info at sites below:

http://asgap.org.au/APOL2006/jul06-1.html

http://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au/artists/marie-ryder/edible-mistletoe/

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s3081776.htm