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Green potatoes

Green potatoes

Green potatoes and the green berries of the potato plant contain poisons that may induce nausea if eaten in small quantities, and can kill if large amounts are eaten.

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Poisonous plants and fungi', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
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