List of inedible fruits

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The following is an incomplete list of fleshy fruits that may appear to be edible by humans, but are inedible. Some of them are poisonous, others are merely too unpalatable for consumption.

Inedible fruits

Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) Doll's Eyes, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.jpg
Baneberry ( Actaea pachypoda )
European spindle (Euonymus europaeus) Gewohnlicher Spindelstrauch (Euonymus europaeus) IMG 7940.JPG
European spindle ( Euonymus europaeus)
Firethorn (Pyracantha angustifolia) Buisson ardent FR 2012.jpg
Firethorn ( Pyracantha angustifolia )
Fox head (Solanum mammosum) Ab plant 2377.jpg
Fox head ( Solanum mammosum )
Harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) Clerodendrum trichotomum JPGLF1.jpg
Harlequin glorybower ( Clerodendrum trichotomum )
Holly (Ilex) Ilex x koehneana Agena 3zz.jpg
Holly ( Ilex )
Ivy (Hedera helix) Efeu-frucht.jpg
Ivy ( Hedera helix )
Mezereum (Daphne mezereum) Daphne mezereum 003.JPG
Mezereum ( Daphne mezereum )
Yew (Taxus) Yew Berries.jpg
Yew ( Taxus )

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