or Lords and Ladies
- Arrow shaped leaves, spotted black or purple
- flower stalk from middle of leaves.
- The flower is a dull purple cylindrical column.
- The plant dies down to leave clusters of red berries.
- All the plant is poisonous, the red berries are
- sweet tasting especially tempting to children.
- Will cause burning to the mouth, lips and throat.
- More serious affects are vomiting, stomach cramps,
- muscular cramps, dizziness and, if eaten in large
- amounts, coma and death.
- Roots arise in March, the flower stalk in April and
- the berries summer and autumn.