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Green, red: yew berries

Green, red: yew berries

The evergreen leaves of yews set off the lucious red of the berries – technically they are not berries, though they are usually called that. The dark bit visible in the middle is a cone, modified to hold just a single seed. The red outer is an aril. Like the flesh of a berry, its purpose is to get birds to eat it.

Look out for yews in churchyards, especially round old churches.

Green, red: yew berries