Friend or Foe ?

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  1. Phil A

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    Thats the devils turnip bit
     
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    Thanks ziggy.. Thats one plant I shall be able to deal with in the future.
    Also thanks to everyone else who contributed.
    One final question:
    Is it poisonous to little Scotty dogs?
     
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    Yes, but Scotty dogs are not likely to eat the root because it is bitter. I don't think they would eat enough of the green parts to affect them unduly - but I wouldn't want to be cleaning up after them :hehe:.

    It contains a glycoside, variously called bryonin(e) or bryonidin, which is a dangerously strong purgative and an alkaloid called bryonicine.
     
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