Little dinner
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Wood sorrell is delicious, and makes a great palate cleanser. However, it is not especially good for you in large quantities due to the oxalates that give it the flavour. Still, it is one of my favourites...
Hi Niels, nice looking meal there. As for the the Ladys Smock, if you remember your post some time ago, where i mentioned looking at the stamens(male part), to ID the plant. Well this plant will have the same stamen pattern as the plant you posted about back then, ie six, 4 long 2 short, this tells you they are related to each other, in other words they are both from the Mustard family. If you check theses plant as they grow, you will notice that they will both produce seed pods, which spiral around the stem. Even though they are seperate species, and have different coloured petals,they are like cousins,if that makes sense.
Anyway i hope this helps you in you plant ID quest.
Cheers Stuart.
Anyway i hope this helps you in you plant ID quest.
Cheers Stuart.
How large is a large quantity? I ate about 20 leaves and I didn't experience negative effects.
You would need much more than that, probably over a prolonged period, to suffer ill effects.
You have to eat a lot over a long period. They are unlikely to make you feel immediately ill unless you eat a lot of something like rhubarb leaf which contains a lot. They can lead to crystals forming in the urinary tract, kidneys etc. though.
