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09-04-2005 | 05:17 AM

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From: WC FL

RE: Deer and Tomatoes

Scientific Name
Lycopersicon esculentum
Common Name
Tomato

TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.

Characteristics

Family
Solanaceae

Plant Description
Annual herb, strong-scented; leaves alternate, simple but deeply pinnately lobed and toothed; flowers 5-parted, yellow; fruit a red or yellow berry.

Origin
South America.

Where Found
Landscape in vegetable gardens, cultivated for fruit.

Mode
Ingestion

Poisonous Part
Leaves and stems.

Symptoms
Headache, abdominal pain, dilated pupils, vomiting, diarrhea, circulatory and respiratory depression, loss of sensation.

Edibility
EDIBLE PARTS: Berries (tomatoes) edible when unripe (green) or ripe (red), and raw, cooked, or dried.

Toxic Principle
Glycoalkoloids: solanine and demissine.

Severity
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.

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