Index for Album F-1999-11-28: Foraging in Prospect Park - Nov 28, 1999

A "Wildman" Steve Brill foraging tour of Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

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1 Hedge Mustard Hedge Mustard
Scientific name: Sisymbrium officinale
2 Hedge Mustard Hedge Mustard
Scientific name: Sisymbrium officinale
3 Hedge Mustard Hedge Mustard
Scientific name: Sisymbrium officinale
4 Lambs-Quarters Lambs-Quarters
Scientific name: Chenopodium album
5 Lambs-Quarters Lambs-Quarters. Here’s some that’s six feet tall!
Scientific name: Chenopodium album
6 White Snakeroot - poisonous White Snakeroot - poisonous. Wildman holding some and telling the story of the cows eating it and poisoning people drinking the milk.
Scientific name: Ageratina altissima
7 Field Garlic (Wild Onions) Field Garlic (Wild Onions)
Scientific name: Allium vineale
8 Artist's conk mushroom (Ganoderma applanatum) - medicinal Artist’s conk mushroom (Ganoderma applanatum) - medicinal, not edible.
Scientific name: Ganoderma applanatum
9 Gout Weed Gout Weed
Scientific name: Aegopodium podagraria
10 Gout Weed Gout Weed
Scientific name: Aegopodium podagraria
11 Oyster Mushroom Oyster Mushroom 12 Oyster Mushroom Oyster Mushroom. Lots of them!
13 Oyster Mushroom - Wildman holding some Oyster Mushroom - Wildman holding some. 14 Oyster Mushroom Oyster Mushroom. More of them.
15 Oyster Mushroom Oyster Mushroom. These were found by a couple not on the tour. 16 Turkey Tail Mushroom Turkey Tail Mushroom
Scientific name: Trametes versicolor
17 Common Blackberry - out of season Common Blackberry - out of season.
Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
18 Pokeberry - poisonous Pokeberry - poisonous. Steve giving a story.
Scientific name: Phytolacca americana
19 Crepidotus Mushroom - not good to eat Crepidotus Mushroom - not good to eat. 20 Crepidotus Mushroom - not good to eat Crepidotus Mushroom - not good to eat.
21 Chicory Chicory
Scientific name: Cichorium intybus
22 Northern Bay Berry (wild bay leaves) Northern Bay Berry (wild bay leaves)
Scientific name: Myrica pensylvanica
23 Poor Man's Pepper Poor Man’s Pepper
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
24 Poor Man's Pepper Poor Man’s Pepper
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
25 Poor Man's Pepper Poor Man’s Pepper
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
26 Wild Parsnips Wild Parsnips. A nice patch.
27 Wild Parsnips Wild Parsnips. Wildman starting to dig up the first one. 28 Burdock Burdock. Second year.
Scientific name: Arctium species
29 Burdock Burdock. First year.
Scientific name: Arctium species
30 Mugwort Mugwort
Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris
31 Chickweed Chickweed
Scientific name: Stellaria media
32 Curly Dock (Yellow Dock) Curly Dock (Yellow Dock)
Scientific name: Rumex crispus
33 Common Blue Violet Common Blue Violet
Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
34 Gingko. Leaves and a few fruits Gingko. Leaves and a few fruits.
Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba
35 Beefstake (Shiso) Beefstake (Shiso)
Scientific name: Perilla frutescens
36 Ragweed - not edible Ragweed - not edible.
Scientific name: Ambrosia artemisiifolia
37 Ground Ivy Ground Ivy 38 Velvet Foot Mushroom  (commercially is Enotake) - too old to eat Velvet Foot Mushroom (commercially is Enotake) - too old to eat.
Scientific name: Flammulina velutipes
39 Wineberry (Wild Raspberry) - out of season Wineberry (Wild Raspberry) - out of season.
Scientific name: Rubus phoenicolasius
40 Bitter Dock - not as good Bitter Dock - not as good, too bitter.
Scientific name: Rumex obtusifolius
41 Wild Lettuce Wild Lettuce
Scientific name: Lactuca canadensis
42 Wild Lettuce Wild Lettuce
Scientific name: Lactuca canadensis
43 Osage Orange - not edible Osage Orange - not edible, reputed to keep away roaches.
Scientific name: Maclura pomifera

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