We posted on our Facebook page:

Undimere Noxy Fletcher posted this picture and said: “Since you posted the poison ivy, I’d like to suggest this poisonous plant as the next discussion. It grows throughout Utah, and my front yard is LOADED with this vine-like plant.”

Some comments we received:

Answer: Nightshade

Comment #1:  Bittersweet nightshade grows all along my fences, front and back yards. It will completely take over if you don’t uproot/kill it. It’s not as toxic as regular nightshade and has a strong unpleasant smell that deters animals , birds & people from eating the berries, so it rarely ‘poisons’ anyone.

Comment #2:  My daughter picked some of that along with a fist full of wood sorrel. Without looking at what she handed me, I just ate it. Wow I was sick. I had been dosing myself with it for a long time, so I had a resistance, otherwise I would probably have been taking a permanent dirt nap.

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