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| Our only native species is this attractive, medium-sized shrub with pendulous racemes of small, pale yellow flowers (with unusual, sensitive stamens) followed by bright red, translucent berries. These are edible and make an excellent jelly, indeed, the plant was once much cultivated for them. The bark yields a beautiful dye and was also once used in the treatment of jaundice. (N.B. This particular species has the misfortune to be the alternate host of the Black Rust of Wheat and it should not therefore, be planted in wheat-growing districts.) |
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