More red poisonous berries - fly honeysuckle

 Photos: Arne Ader
Translation: Liis
 
Fly honeysuckle.
 
The fruits of the fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum) can be recognised from the way two berries often are joined at the base. The fly honeysuckle is a common bush in Estonia, often encountered in woods, particularly in spruce woods, but also in parks. It is hardly likely that anybody would eat this poisonous berry in life-threatening quantities; it doesn’t taste particularly temptingly

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