Your plant is called a Swedish Ivy, it may be referred to as Swedish Begonia or Creeping Charlie also. Man has known this in his six million years on Earth. Many poisonous plants are so common and seemingly innocuous you do not suspect their toxic qualities. The race usually attracts about 16,000 contestants every year. The whole oleander plant is poisonous right down to the nectar. Bizarrely, the seeds are also a source of one of the most powerful plant toxin on Earth, ricin. One of the most surprising native Swedish plants is the Picea abies or Norway spruce. However, there’s no need to worry: mjölon are edible, but totally tasteless. In 2013 about 2800 bears were registered in Sweden. The saying is true: rowanberries are very sour when eaten fresh. This is a particular hazard during rain when anyone taking shelter under the tree’s leaves runs the risk of getting splashed with sap-laden raindrops. Yes, you’re right, there is a hybrid, it’s called “blingon” or “blågon”. Fortunately, this is only if the toxin is inhaled or injected; if eaten ricin is still very dangerous but around a thousand times less deadly. Introduction, Disclaimer, and Search Function for the Poisonous Plant Literature Database. Along with this there would be violent vomiting, delirium, severe thirst and ultimately death. Over half of Sweden is covered in forest. Never in a lackluster year living in the United States was I ever privy to such a divine fruit as the cloudberry; and similarly, there are few if any berries in the world with a comparable monetary value (not that it’s easy to put a price tag on sweet, flavorful bliss). The Duchess was very much inspired by a visit to the Medici poison garden in Italy, as well as a visit to the archaeological site of the largest hospital in medieval Scotland. Cerbera odollam is a member of the same family as the previously mentioned oleander. This only proves that good parents don’t always get good children. In the tropics, this plant can grow up to 10 meters, but thanks to the Russian weather, … However, many went down the route of the ultimate deterrent – being so poisonous that anything eating them was unlikely to ever do so again. The latest update for How to Spot Poisonous Plants is written by Lindsay Podolak. But there’s still quite a few people that fight the irritating thorny bushes to fill their buckets. However, as far south as that, the berries often do not ripen. The effects of the poison are by no means instant and may take from several hours to days to kick in. They contain several types of cardiac glycosides, including oleandrin, neriifolin, and thevetin A and B (7). Actually, you cannot find blueberries in Sweden. With a name like that it is little surprise that this tree is probably responsible for most deaths than any other plant. Swedish blueberries are sweet and savory, soft and very juicy. Chief amongst these is convallatoxin which has a similar effect to digitalis in foxgloves. It is very easy to discern the two: red elder, that you must avoid, has egg-shaped clusters of flowers (and red berries in egg-shaped clusters), while the black elder has flat clusters of flowers (and black berries in flat clusters). Contact with the sap provokes strong allergic dermatitis resulting in blistering of the skin. Recommendations are therefore: if you find them, eat the berries fresh or as jam, and if you want that dizzyness, have a glass of wine afterwards.). Of course all this potential for pain didn’t go unnoticed. Another surprise is that the Swede vegetable is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage.