Coriaria myrtifolia
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Coriaria myrtifolia, called in English redoul, is a shrub that grows to 2–3 m tall. Myrtifolia means myrtle-like leaves.
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Coriaria myrtifolia | |
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Leaves and mature fruits in July | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Coriariaceae |
Genus: | Coriaria |
Species: | C. myrtifolia |
Binomial name | |
Coriaria myrtifolia | |
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The fruit is a fleshy black berry achene slightly similar to a blackberry but toxic. Coriaria myrtifolia has the largest fruits in the genus Coriaria.[1] It is especially dangerous for children, who may eat it if they confuse it with edible berries. It should be recognized as one of the most neurotoxic plants in the western Mediterranean area.[2]