Index for Album F-2000-05-27: Foraging - May 27, 2000

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

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1 Amaranth Amaranth. Can eat leaves in Spring (seeds in Fall). Like spinach. Eat raw or cooked.
2 Poor man's pepper Poor man's pepper
3 Mica cap mushroom Mica cap mushroom. Turns into black ink. Not poisonous, but not good to eat.
4 Hedge mustard Hedge mustard. Good in salads. In season from April to June.
5 Psathyrella mushroom? Not good to eat Psathyrella mushroom? Not good to eat.
6 Chickweed Chickweed. My camera can never focus correctly on this!
7 Big field of chickweed Big field of chickweed.
8 Chickweed flower closeup Chickweed flower closeup.
9 White snakeroot White snakeroot. Poisonous.
10 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard, first year. Starts to get bitter this time of year. Root is like horseradish.
11 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard, second year.
12 Wood sorrel Wood sorrel
13 Mugwort Mugwort. Not eaten, but used as a tonic.
14 Fairy ring mushrooms Fairy ring mushrooms. Must be cooked. Caps only. Stems too tough.
15 Gout weed Gout weed.
16 Gout weed with flowers Gout weed with flowers.
17 Gout weed in flower Gout weed in flower. A field of them.
18 Wild rose Wild rose, or multi-flora rose. Leaves are edible. In fall rose hips, but have many seeds.
19 Wild rose flower closeup Wild rose flower closeup.
20 June berry June berry. Very delicious berries in June.
21 Spring agrocybe Spring agrocybe, or hard agrocybe. Not good to eat.
22 Red bud bush Red bud bush.
23 Red bud bush Red bud bush, with edible pods. Can eat raw. Cook like snow peas. Flowers also good in April.
24 Common blue violet Common blue violet. Tastes like lettuce.
25 Common spice bush Common spice bush. Has alternating leaves. Leaves only good for tea. Berries in Fall are like allspice.
26 Poison ivy Poison ivy.
27 Greater celandine Greater celandine. Don't eat. Juice used on warts.
28 Greater celandine flower closeup Greater celandine flower closeup.
29 Plum tree Plum tree. Plums are in June.
30 Baby painted turtle Baby painted turtle.
31 Curly dock Curly dock. Seeds edible. Leaves still edible, though now a little sour.
32 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard. Stems now too tough, but bulbs good. Like garlic.
33 Hawthorne tree Hawthorne tree. Berries in Fall.
34 Hawthorne tree closeup Hawthorne tree closeup.
35 Mulberry tree Mulberry tree. Berries in mid-June to July.
36 Mulberry tree branch closeup Mulberry tree branch closeup.
37 Mulberry tree berry closeup Mulberry tree berry closeup.
38 Buttercup Buttercup. Poisonous. Possibly Ranunculus bulbosus, commonly known as St Anthony's turnip or bulbous buttercup.
39 Gingko. Nuts in Fall Gingko. Nuts in Fall.
40 Steve holding pokeweed Steve holding pokeweed. Hard to cook. Root is poisonous.
41 Pokeweed in situ Pokeweed in situ.
42 Grape leaves Grape leaves. Can roll food up in them.
43 Quince. Fruit is ripe in Fall Quince. Fruit is ripe in Fall. Sour.
44 Quince flowers Quince flowers.
45 Quince flower closeup Quince flower closeup.
46 Common nightshade Common nightshade. Poisonous.
47 Lamb's quarters Lamb's quarters. Good from May to November.
48 Hedge mustard Hedge mustard. Very young.
49 Gall. Insects laid eggs in leaves with food supply Gall. Insects laid eggs in leaves with food supply. Baby insects are inside.
50 Burdock Burdock. Now can peel stems and boil for one minute. Very short season for stems.

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