What critical food safety consideration must be observed when gathering wild or roadside Daylilies?
Answer
Ensuring the plants have not been treated with pesticides or herbicides
Because Daylilies are hardy and adaptable, even if the *Hemerocallis* species is edible, consuming any plant gathered from an area potentially treated with agricultural chemicals like pesticides or herbicides makes it unsafe.
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