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eppur_se_muova

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16. Very interesting ! But ... I'd never heard of a thorn apple. :) Oh, It's Jimson weed !

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #13)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:47 PM

Nov 27

Interesting story about Jimson weed. Noting that it wasn't easily harmed by cold weather, a farmer tried grafting tomato plants onto a Jimson weed stalk. It seemed to work, and his tomato shoots survived late into the season. But his family landed in the hospital with severe alkaloid poisoning, because the Jimson weed produced the toxins within its roots and leaves, which then infused its way into the tomatoes.

https://archive.org/details/medicaldetective0000roue/page/170/mode/2up?q=tomato

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Discuss: Can Turkeys fly? [View all] usonian Nov 27 OP

Depends on the turkey. paulkienitz Nov 27 #1

Looks wild usonian Nov 27 #2

Yes, but not if pushed out of a helicopter... haele Nov 27 #3

Wild turkeys roost in trees fargone Nov 27 #4

Wild turkeys do fly, but usually short flights to avoid predators. Enter stage left Nov 27 #5

We have tons of wild turkeys everywhere, here. They fly short distances, but doubt allegorical oracle Nov 27 #9

Arthur Carlson, Herb Tarlek and Les Nessman xmas74 Nov 27 #6

Guess who's not coming for dinner. usonian Nov 27 #7

Wild, native North American turkeys can fly, actually pretty well. The Southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey ... eppur_se_muova Nov 27 #8

Have watched Florida wild turkeys for 40+ years. On the ground, they remain in flocks. Have allegorical oracle Nov 27 #10

Well, it's Florida. :) Seriously, though, there's a separate subspecies in FL. They may behave differently. eppur_se_muova Nov 27 #12

I've seen numerous H2O Man Nov 27 #14

In the northeast, H2O Man Nov 27 #13

Very interesting ! But ... I'd never heard of a thorn apple. :) Oh, It's Jimson weed ! eppur_se_muova Nov 27 #16

Yes. H2O Man Nov 27 #11

We have a lot of wild turkeys in the Twin Cities chowmama Nov 27 #15

Wild turkeys can, domesticated (i.e. farmed) can't. Angleae Nov 28 #17

They definitely fly up into the trees to escape the dogs Unwind Your Mind Nov 28 #18

Flying turkeys KentuckyWoman Nov 28 #19

Every time Trump takes Air Force One DFW Nov 28 #20