Difference between revisions of "Taxus"
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| + | The seeds inside of '''yew''' (''Taxus'') arils are quite poisonous, as are all other parts of the plant except the arils themselves. A very small number of seeds, if chewed and swallowed, would prove fatal. But it's easy to eat the aril and spit out the seed, and the aril tastes pretty good. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 11 September 2018
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| Taxus baccata (European yew) shoot with mature and immature cones | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Taxaceae |
| Genus: | Taxus L. |
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The seeds inside of yew (Taxus) arils are quite poisonous, as are all other parts of the plant except the arils themselves. A very small number of seeds, if chewed and swallowed, would prove fatal. But it's easy to eat the aril and spit out the seed, and the aril tastes pretty good.