>>508008284
Sarsparilla is the temu sassafras. Its what they swapped to after they banned safrole.

>>508008174
Eh, its been so long since I didn't know every plant in the woods I forget the feeling. But geberally there are only about a dozen seriously deadly poisonous plants in the woods. If you know what to stay away from you'll probably be OK in small quantities. Don't eat anything in the pea family. Stay away from the fennel/parsely family. Stay away from the Bella Donnas obviously. Monks hood, rosary pea, etc etc.

Alot of the more useful plants have no look alikes practically speaking and are very distinctive. Rabbit tobacco is unmistakable. Brambles, persimmons, maypop, Hawthorn, plums, vaccinium, crabapples, etc. are all completely obvious and distinctive. Wild grap has a poisonous look alike (moonseed) but it is rare here and I've never come across it and eat wild grapes by the pound. Winged sumac berries have a few poisonous cousins and amateurs shouldn't eat them but to anyone who isnt a newb winged sumac is extremely distinctive. Sassafras is super distinctive.

Here is a little-known native but distinctive plant that has a sassafras flavor as well that no one ever talks about- candyroot.

>>2822532
Not super rare but a cool one- Candy Root