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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

black nightshade

Honestly does not sound like something you should eat

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean I'm no botanist, but aren't all of the crops mapped onto the little girl actually just nightshades with extra steps?

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Every plant named in this meme, not just the ones on the girl, is a nightshade.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well, I may be a cannibal, but I don't discriminate!

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh shit I’ve been eating these for years along with millions of people. Are we all going to die?

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the name I'm on about. It's not really mainstream friendly. I'm sure they are lovely.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

I’m just poking a bit of fun at the absolute panic people experience when they hear the word nightshade. Despite the fact that people have been eating a variety of nightshade species for thousands of years if not longer.