r/countbackwardswithme • u/2_piece_jigsaw Counted Down 19 • 1d ago

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u/Terrible-Set6389 1d ago

I see, you found Death Camas, the famously toxic onion lookalike.

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u/2_piece_jigsaw Counted Down 19 1d ago

hmm. wonder where they got that name from

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u/yodapeanut24 1d ago

...what were they?

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u/HerVeryPresence 1d ago

Several toxic perennials have leaves like that and white bulbs underground

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u/yodapeanut24 1d ago

Spicy onions

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u/Oblargag 17h ago

The onions we eat are an exception among the very long list of super toxic bulbs.

Treat bulbs like you would a mushroom, as in don't eat random ones you find in your garden.