White Baneberry or Doll's Eyes(Actaea pachypoda)
Later in the season, the white baneberry bears large waxy white berries, each with a large black dot on its end - the berries dance on red stalks which resemble the jacks used in that fine old children's game sometimes called fivestones and onesies. Just a few of the odd looking berries consumed can make one very sick indeed, and more than a few ingested can be fatal. They are (however) fetching creatures when they are in bloom in the woods in May.
Do children still play jacks on their playgrounds at recess, I wonder?
2 comments:
I just found your blog today and am delighted to have spent some time with you. I love your wild thoughts and have noted them in my journal. I'll be back!
Jacks, my older grandchildren had never seen them. They are in college now but I can remember when I introduced them to the game.
Now my 2 little granddaughters 3 and 5 are being introduced and also to pick up sticks.
Wonder if these younger parents even know what jack are.
Continually enjoy your words and images.
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