Index for Album F-2000-03-25: Foraging - Mar 25, 2000

Foraging in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill.

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1 Shepherd's Purse Shepherd's Purse. Better before it flowers. In garlic family.
2 Shepherd's Purse with flower Shepherd's Purse with flower.
3 Japanese Yew in flower Japanese Yew in flower
4 Chickweed Chickweed. Getting warmth from step to get an early start.
5 Chickweed Chickweed. Getting warmth from step to get an early start.
6 Broadleaf/Bitterdock Broadleaf/Bitterdock. Too bitter to eat.
7 Field Garlic Field Garlic
8 Garlic Mustard Garlic Mustard. Second year.
9 Garlic Mustard Garlic Mustard. First year.
10 Gout weed Gout weed. The park has lots of it.
11 Japanese Knotweed Japanese Knotweed. Last year's stalks. Good for flutes.
12 Japanese Knotweed Japanese Knotweed. New shoots. Now edible, and will be for only a couple more weeks. This is a fast grower.
13 Mugwort Mugwort. With a little gout weed mixed in.
14 Prickly Ash Prickly Ash
15 Prickly Ash Prickly Ash. Closeup of trunk.
16 Black Raspberry Black Raspberry. Note arching stems. Berries from 3rd week in June to 1st in July.
17 Black Raspberry Black Raspberry. Note red stem and white powder.
18 Common Spice Bush Common Spice Bush
19 Common Spice Bush Common Spice Bush. Closeup of the flowers. See the bugs?
20 Wineberries Wineberries
21 Greater Celandine Greater Celandine. Poisonous, used medicinally.
22 Lemon Balm Lemon Balm. A cultivated one.
23 Chicory Chicory
24 Cultivated Plum Tree Cultivated Plum Tree. Fruits in late June.
25 Cultivated Plum Tree Cultivated Plum Tree. Closeup of flowers.
26 Dandelion Dandelion. Young and sweet.
27 Hazelnut Bush Hazelnut Bush. In September can collect the nuts.
28 Parsnips Parsnips. Okay now, but not by April.
29 Day Lilies Day Lilies. Some people can't eat them. Can be confused with others that are poisonous.
30 Bush Honeysuckle Bush Honeysuckle. Edible berries in May.
31 The group is at the curly dock The group is at the curly dock.
32 Curly dock Curly dock. Leaves good until early May.
33 Curly dock Curly dock. A nice patch that has been there for decades.
34 Curly dock Curly dock. Also called yellow dock. See yellow root.
35 Curly dock Curly dock. One of the participants dug up a nice one.
36 Red Clover Red Clover. Not too good right now. Best in June when it flowers. And the flowers are the best. The leaves are hard to digest.
37 Dandelion Dandelion. These got some extra warmth from the walk and have flowered early.
38 European cut-leaf blackberry European cut-leaf blackberry. Note square stems.
39 Bitterdock Bitterdock. Too bitter to eat.
40 Chickweed Chickweed. Mixed in with grass and hard to harvest. This is what the winter crop looks like.
41 Burdock Burdock. Little leaves now.
42 Garlic Mustard Garlic Mustard. A big one that would have decent roots (which are like horseradish).
43 Common Plantain Common Plantain
44 Narrow/Long Leaf Plantain Narrow/Long Leaf Plantain. Not too good. Mostly for mosquito bites.

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