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Quarksta
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Plant identification

Fri 09 Jun, 2017 8:39 pm

Does anybody know what this plant is and whether the fruit might be edible? I saw one of these in the Victoria Falls area in the Blue Mountains last weekend. The fruit didn't smell particularly inviting but it looked interesting.
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Re: Plant identification

Fri 09 Jun, 2017 10:34 pm

Pittosporum undulatum - Sweet pittosporum. It's an environmental weed in some areas.
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Re: Plant identification

Mon 12 Jun, 2017 4:45 pm

That's it. Thanks MickyB! No eating then from what I've read.
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Re: Plant identification

Tue 13 Jun, 2017 4:22 am

Thanks MickyB, I was wondering exactly the same thing.

I saw several of these just upstream of Blue Gum Forest on 4th April, and thought they looked potentially edible. Being old enough that I'm more-or-less disposable, I had the tiniest taste but quickly decided they had no potential as food.

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