The plan today was to post a few new photos and include alphabetized lists of both the common and scientific names for all the plants covered in the series thus far.
I really had no idea how many plants I'd covered and how long it would take to compile and alphabetize both lists. Turns out it took about 6 hours, which hasn't left me with any time to include new photos. (Left: Blooming Wisteria by wide eyed lib. See the list below for the link to the full discussion of this delicious flower.)
So I apologize for the lack of photos below, but I hope the index will come in handy when you want to read more about edible plants.
Included: Complete Index
(As always, if you're new to foraging and want to give it a try, please read the first diary in the series for some important information.)
Index by Common Name
amaranth
apple
Asiatic dayflower
autumn olive
bayberry
beach pea
bittersweet nightshade
black birch
black cherry—previewed here
black haw
black locust
black mustard
black nightshade
black walnut
blackberry
blueberry—previewed here
bull thistle
burdock—updated here
butternut
catmint
chamomile
chestnut
chickweed
chicory—updated here
cleavers
clover—updated here
common blue violet
common evening primrose
common plantain
common mallow—updated here
cornelian cherry—previewed here
curly dock
daylily-- updated here and here
dandelion—updated here
elder bush
English plantain—see also common plantain
epazote
fiddlehead fern—updated here
field garlic—updated here
garlic mustard—updated here and here
ginkgo
goldenrod
goutweed
green fleece
greenbrier
ground ivy
hackberry—previewed here
hawthorn—previewed here
Hercules’ club
hickory
highbush cranberry (preview only; see also Virburnums)
hobblebush
hog peanut
honewort
Japanese knotweed—updated here
jewelweed—updated here and here
juneberry—previewed here
Kentucky coffeetree
lady’s thumb
lamb’s quarters
lemon balm
mayapple (preview only)
motherwort
mugwort
mulberry—updated here
mullein—updated here
nannyberry
oak
orache
oxeye daisy
pine
pineapple weed
plum
poison hemlock
poison ivy—updated here
pokeweed
poor man’s pepper
purslane
ramps
raspberry
redbud
rose
rockweed
salsify
sassafras
sea lettuce
sheep sorrel—updated here
spicebush—updated here
stinging nettle
sumac—previewed here
sunflower
sweet cherry
trout lily
wallpepper
watercress
waterleaf
white lettuce
wild lettuce—updated here
wild ginger
wild mint
wineberry—previewed here
winter cress—updated here and here
wintergreen
wisteria
witch-hazel
wood nettle
wood sorrel—updated here
yarrow
yew
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Index by Scientific Name
Achillea millefolium
Aegopodium podagraria
Alliaria petiolata —updated here and here
Allium oleraceum—updated here
Allium tricoccum
Amaranthus species
Amelanchier species—previewed here
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Anthemis species
Aralia spinosa
Arctium species—updated here
Artemisia vulgaris
Asarum species
Atriplex patula
Barbarea species—updated here and here
Betula lenta
Brassica nigra
Carya species
Castanea species
Celtis species—previewed here
Cercis species
Chenopodium album
Cichorium intybus—updated here
Cirsium vulgare
Codium species
Commelina communis
Conium maculatum
Cornus mas—previewed here
Crataegus—previewed here
Dysphania ambrosioides
Elaeagnus umbellata
Erythronium americanum
Fallopia japonica—updated here
Fucus species
Galium aparine
Gaultheria species
Ginkgo biloba
Glechoma hederacea
Gymnocladus dioicus
Hamamelis species
Helianthus annuus
Hemerocallis species, especially H. fulva—updated here and here
Hydrophyllum species
Impatiens capensis—updated here and here
Juglans species
Lactuca species—updated here
Laportea canadensis
Lathyrus japonicus
Leonurus cardiaca
Lepidium virginicum
Leucanthemum vulgare
Lindera benzoin—updated here
Malus species
Malva neglecta—updated here
Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria species
Matteuccia struthiopteris—updated here
Melissa officinalis
Mentha arvensis
Morus species—updated here
Myrica species
Nasturtium officinale
Nepeta cataria
Oenothera biennis
Oxalis species—updated here
Persicaria maculosa
Phytolacca americana
Pinus species
Plantago major and lanceolata
Podophyllum peltatum (preview only)
Portulaca oleracea
Prenanthes alba
Prunus avium
Prunus serotina—previewed here
Quercus species
Prunus species
Rhus species—previewed here
Robinia pseudoacacia
Rosa species
Rubus phoenicolasius—previewed here
Rubus species (also here)
Rumex acetosella—updated here
Rumex crispus
Sambucus nigra
Sassafras albidum
Sedum acre
Smilax species
Solanum species
Solidago species
Stellaria species
Taraxacum species—updated here
Taxus species
Toxicodendron radicans—updated here
Tragopogon species
Trifolium species—updated here
Trinia glauca
Ulva species
Urtica dioica
Vaccinium species—previewed here
Verbascum thapsus—updated here
Virburnum species
Viburnum trilobum (preview only)
Viola sororia
Wisteria species
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Bonus lists:
Great plants for herbal teas
Genera containing no toxic species
Plants for winter foraging
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Let me know if you find any mistakes in the above lists.
See you next week!
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If you'd like to learn more about foraging but missed the earlier diaries in the series, you can click here for the previous 40 installments, and here for RonV's 4 part mini-series on medicinal plants and how to use them. As always, please feel free to post photos in the comments and I'll do my best to help identify what you've found. (And if you find any errors, let me know.)
Here are some helpful foraging resources:
"Wildman" Steve Brill's site covers many edibles and includes nice drawings.
"Green" Deane Jordan's site is quite comprehensive and has color photos and stories about many plants.
Green Deane's foraging how-to clips on youtube each cover a single plant in reassuring detail.
Linda Runyon's site features only a few plants but has great deals on her dvd, wild cards and books (check out the package deals in particular).
Steve Brill's book, Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places is my primary foraging guide. (Read reviews here, but if you're feeling generous, please buy from Steve's website.)
Linda Runyon's book The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide contains especially detailed information about nutritional content and how to store and preserve wild foods.
Samuel Thayer’s book The Forager's Harvest is perhaps the finest resource out there for the 32 plants covered. The color photos and detailed harvest and preparation information are top-notch.
Steve Brill also offers guided foraging tours in NYC-area parks. Details and contact info are on his website.
Don Wiss’s website is a treasure trove featuring hundreds of photos of common northeastern edibles.
For well-sourced info on the medicinal uses of plants, Plants for a Future is a site I turn to time and time again.
Finally, the USDA plants database is a great place to look up info on all sorts of plants.
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