Foraging in Central Park - March 19, 2000

Foraging in Central Park, NYC on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill.


1: Wildman eating a dandelion leaf.
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2: Common spice bush
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3: Common spice bush closeup
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4: Cornelian cherry
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5: Gingko fruits and seeds on the ground.
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6: Jet berry - Poisonous
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7: Lesser celandine - Poisonous
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8: Japanese knotweed
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9: Star of Bethlehem - Poisonous
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10: Central Park Lake
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11: Central Park Lake
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12: Egret eating fish
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13: Garlic mustard - young.
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14: Garlic mustard - young closeup.
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15: Garlic mustard. Mature (i.e. second year)
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16: Broadleaf or bitter dock
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17: Mulberry tree
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18: Common burdock
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19: Japanese knotweed. Last year's stems. Good for flutes.
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20: Japanese knotweed. Last year's stems. Closeup.
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21: Kentucky coffee tree
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22: Kentucky coffee tree. Seed pod.
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23: Kentucky coffee tree. Beans. Need to be roasted in the oven before grinding.
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24: Common violet
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25: Field garlic
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26: Poke weed. Out of season. Must be cooked or poisonous.
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27: Sassafras. Wildman pointing out ridges in the bark.
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28: Bush honeysuckle
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29: Dead nettle. Not good to eat.
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30: Chickweed
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31: Sow thistle. Only edible in March.
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32: Wild lettuce
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33: Hazelnut
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34: Beech. Good nuts only every 10 years.
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35: Day lily
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