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What is this thing?

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Coming up in my garden right next to some forest (primarily oak mixed with beech, birch, maple) in southwest Sweden. Last year i dug the area out and removed (most) roots. Not much came up but this little sprout. I suppose it could be roots reaching in from the adjacent forest.

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[–] OhShitSon@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago

I'll second this. It grows in early spring, the stem will "split" into two large leaves and a stem with white little bell-like flowers, and later red berries.

Very common in the entirety of Sweden iirc, my mom used to pick a small bouquet every spring which she would put in a glass of water.

It's very pretty and smells wonderful, but the entire plant is poisonous so be sure to wash your hands after touching it.