Foraging in Alley Pond Park (woods)

Number	Thumbnail	Caption	Number	Thumbnail	Caption
1		Chickweed (with grass mixed in). Scientific name: Stellaria media	2		Poison Ivy (Wildman always points this out). Scientific name: Toxicodendron radicans
3		Common milkweed. Must have white hairs on stem (use magnifying glass). This has leaf torn off to show milk. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca	4		Wood sorrel in bloom. Tastes lemony. Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella
5		Sassafras. Root can make tea. Dried leaves can make filé. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum	6		Wineberries (Asian raspberries). Scientific name: Rubus phoenicolasius
7		Wineberries (closeup). Scientific name: Rubus phoenicolasius	8		Poor man’s pepper Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
9		Garlic Mustard (second year). Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis	10		Patch of poison ivy. It is all over this park! Scientific name: Toxicodendron radicans
11		Common spice bush. For a tea must be fresh leaves. Scientific name: Lindera benzoin	12		Black birch Scientific name: Betula lenta
13		Wildman holding pokeweed and telling story of how it must be prepared so not to get sick. This is the best time of year for this. Scientific name: Phytolacca americana	14		Pokeweed closeup. Has last year’s stems. Scientific name: Phytolacca americana
15		Someone found a frog.	16		Blackberries Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
17		Dogbane. Poisonous. Looks like milkweed, but doesn’t have white hairs on the stem. Scientific name: Apocynum cannabinum	18		Cattail. Lower stem in season now. Need to peal off outer leaves. Scientific name: Typha latifolia
19		Cattails. Big patch of them. Scientific name: Typha latifolia	20		Mugwort. All over the park. Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris
21		Sweet gum. Smells like furniture polish.	22		Mulberry tree Scientific name: Morus
23		Pineapple weed. Found in the middle of playing field. Drys well. Scientific name: Matricaria discoidea	24		Cleavers. They stick to you, as seen here. Good for urinary tract problems. Scientific name: Galium aparine
25		Cleavers. A field of them. Scientific name: Galium aparine	26		Greenbrier Scientific name: Smilax species
27		Star of Bethlehem. Poisonous. Scientific name: Ornithogalum arabicum	28		Mullein (surrounded by mugwort). Scientific name: Verbascum
29		Lady bug	30		Black birch again Scientific name: Betula lenta
31		Burdock. Still okay in May. Scientific name: Arctium species	32		Burdock root that someone dug out. Scientific name: Arctium species
33		Thistle. Edible root, but now out of season.	34		Woodpecker. Downey? One of the tour participants was a bird watcher.
35		Field garlic. Leaves now tough, but bulbs good. Scientific name: Allium vineale	36		Garlic mustard flower Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis
37		Blackberry flower Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus	38		Jewel weed. Good for rubbing on poison ivy and mosquito bites. Root, leaves, stems. Scientific name: Impatiens capensis
39		Hawk, immature	40		Grape vine. Leaves can be used for wraps this time of year.
41		Grape vine tendril	42		Purple flowering raspberry. Berries end of August to beginning of September. Scientific name: Rubus odoratus
43		Morel mushroom. Must be cooked. Rare in East, common in Midwest.	44		Mushrooms. Wildman not sure of type.
45		Small turkey tail mushrooms covering log. Scientific name: Trametes versicolor	46		Chickweed. Fresher here and still with flowers. Scientific name: Stellaria media
47		Fawn mushroom. Bad tasting, but not poisonous.	48		Older fawn mushrooms. Past their prime.
49		Collybia butyracea mushroom	50		Mica cap mushrooms Scientific name: Coprinus micaceus
51		Honewart Scientific name: Cryptotaenia canadensis	52		Hard agrocybe mushrooms
53		Wine cap mushroom, young.	54		Wine cap. Steve points out the cog wheel.
55		Wine caps. Past their prime.	56		Wine cap.
57		Wine cap.	58		Ramp (wild leeks) Scientific name: Allium tricoccum
59		Ramp (wild leeks) closeup Scientific name: Allium tricoccum	60		Blood root. Not edible, for teas. Scientific name: Sanguinaria candensis
61		Bitter dock Scientific name: Rumex obtusifolius	62		Violets Scientific name: Viola papilionacea

Index for Album F-2000-05-14: Foraging in Alley Pond Park (woods) - May 14, 2000

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