What is the most deadliest plant in the uk to eat?

Question

I don't plan to poison no-one just curious.

Answer 1

'The' deadliest plants in the UK would be in the genus Aconitum, commonly known as Aconite, Wolfsbane or Monkshood.

Its use as 'the poison of all poisons' was so widely known in Shakespeare's day, that when Romeo calls for 'a dram of poison' in Romeo & Juliet, it was common knowledge to everyone that he was calling for this plant.

The other plants listed in other answers are rather toxic as well, but they don't come close. For example, I often use Belladonna and Daturas in liniments for sore muscles with no problems, but I would never dare use Aconite on my skin, let alone eat it. Nasty nasty stuff.

Answer 2

One thing I learned in poisonous plants class was:
"Nothing is surer than death from Taxus." The Yew trees are very toxic. If you chew well you will die before swallowing.

Digitalis, foxglove, is also very deadly and found in a great many gardens.

Hemlock, the root, is not so deadly as most think. It is possible to eat them and live. But, not a very pleasant experience from what I've read.

Belladonna takes a good dose if you are just going to eat it. Not advisable, but seldom deadly in my understanding.

Aconitum, monkshood, is also very deadly. Not something to chew on. You will expire quickly.

Castor bean is highly deadly. I'm sure there are people growing it for the fancy leaves. Even some cultivars of it.

And there are species of Datura there I bet. Not so healthy to eat. Can make you crazy if you don't die.

Enough poisonous plants for ya to choose from?

Answer 3

Water hemlock seems to grow everywhere & is seriously poison, if you have castor there I would say that. Toadstool is tech. a mushroom/fungi I believe.

Answer 4

Deadly nightshade, also known as belladonna.

Edit: After reading the other answers I would like to change my answer to wolfsbane.

Answer 5

Not being a botanist, I can only guess it's a toadstool.