Red berries of the May lily

Photo: Arne Ader
Translation: Liis
 
May lily
 
  May lily
Harilik leseleht
 Maianthemum bifolium    
 
The habitat of the May lily in shadowy forests and on their verges is revealed by the little red berries. Its leaves are heart-shaped even when they are withering.
 
People call it the “wine berry“, the berries make birds and animals that eat them a little drunk; for people they are poisonous. The berry contains one seed, and it has a sweet taste.  
 

For children, eating 3-4 grams of the berries becomes dangerous. But let us make an estimate: the weight of one berry with its seed is around 0,06 grams and there are never many of them in one place; it is just a tiny delight to look at in autumn. So cases of May lily poisoning are not common.



 

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