Blue berries of Solomon's seal
Photo: Arne Ader
Translation: Liis
Solomon's seal
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Angular Solomon's seal
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Harilik kuutõverohi - common in Estonia
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| Solomon's seal |
Mitmeõiene kuutõverohi - most common in western and northern Estonia, elsewhere local
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Waxily matte, bluish-black fruits, not quite a centimetre in diameter, hang from the inside of the decoratively curved green stems; the outside of the curved stalk is left to the leaves. The fruits of the angular Solomon’s seal sit on its angular stem singly or in pairs; the fruits on the rounded stem of the Solomon’s seal are usually in groups of three together and the plant itself can grow up to one metre high.
The fruits - that are much fewer than the flowers in the spring - contain glycosides that stimulate heart activity and so are toxic to the organism. Chewing the fruits produces vomiting reflexes and they don’t seem to be attractive to try for eating, except by children.
And for them it is best to be told about dangerous berries and their cycle in nature’s year.
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