• 21Cabbage
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    2 years ago

    Aren’t potato fruits highly toxic? Might have given the passerby the wrong idea on which part of the plant to eat.

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      2 years ago

      People were hesitant to eat them (and tomatoes) at first due to both being family of the nightshade family, which are generally toxic.

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        2 years ago

        I was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.