Index for Album F-2000-06-10: Foraging in Central Park - June 10, 2000

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Number	Thumbnail	Caption	Number	Thumbnail	Caption
1		Central Park Lake	2		Central Park Lake
3		Cornelian cherry. Not in cherry family, but in dogwood family. Scientific name: Cornus mas	4		Cornelian cherry closeup. Not ripe yet. Will be ripe in Central Park in early August. Scientific name: Cornus mas
5		Mulberry tree. There are many in Central Park. Scientific name: Morus	6		Mulberry tree closeup. Scientific name: Morus
7		Mulberries on tarp. You spread out the tarp, climb the tree, and shake a limb. Scientific name: Morus	8		Central Park Lake
9		Central Park Lake	10		Blueberries. Not ripe. Scientific name: Vaccinium Cyanococcus
11		Cattails Scientific name: Typha latifolia	12		Cattails closeup. Male part is above female part. Scientific name: Typha latifolia
13		Pair of mallard ducks.	14		Wood sorrel Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella
15		Central Park Lake	16		Central Park Lake
17		Common spice bush Scientific name: Lindera benzoin	18		Jet berry. Immature. Poisonous. Scientific name: Ardisia humilis
19		Wineberry Scientific name: Rubus phoenicolasius	20		Wineberry closeup Scientific name: Rubus phoenicolasius
21		Indian strawberries. Tasteless. Scientific name: Duchesnea indica	22		Epazote. Used for seasoning in bean and tomato dishes. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides
23		Epazote in situ. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides	24		Catalpa tree. Not edible. Scientific name: Catalpa speciosa
25		Small unknown mushroom.	26		Small unknown mushrooms.
27		Poison ivy Scientific name: Toxicodendron radicans	28		Hedge mustard. At the end of its season. Scientific name: Sisymbrium officinale
29		Hedge mustard closeup. Scientific name: Sisymbrium officinale	30		Elderberry. Leaves poisonous. Flowers must be cooked. Berries in late summer. Scientific name: Sambucus canadensis
31		Jet berry flower. Poisonous. Scientific name: Ardisia humilis	32		Pineapple weed Scientific name: Matricaria discoidea
33		Yellow watercress Scientific name: Rorippa islandica	34		European cut-leaf blackberry Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
35		European cut-leaf blackberry flower closeup Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus	36		European cut-leaf blackberry flower closeup Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
37		Lamb’s quarters by where we ate lunch. Scientific name: Chenopodium album	38		A squirrel checking us out while we ate lunch.
39		Group looking at hazelnut bush. Scientific name: Corylus avellana	40		Hazelnut closeup Scientific name: Corylus avellana
41		Nasturtium flowers. Edible, but can’t eat them in the Shakespeare Garden. Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus	42		Black raspberries Scientific name: Rubus occidentalis
43		Purple flowering raspberry Scientific name: Rubus odoratus	44		Lamb’s quarters. Large patch by Belvedere Castle. Scientific name: Chenopodium album
45		Blueberries Scientific name: Vaccinium Cyanococcus	46		June berry Scientific name: Amelanchier species
47		June berry closeup Scientific name: Amelanchier species	48		Sassafras leaves. They come in three types. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum
49		One of the tour participants smelling the sasasfras root she pulled. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum	50		Common blue violet. Like lettuce. Getting to the end of the season. Now only small leaves in the shade are good. Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
51		Field garlic. Steve explaining you have to peel the bulbs. Scientific name: Allium vineale	52		Field garlic bulb closeup Scientific name: Allium vineale
53		Field garlic seed pod Scientific name: Allium vineale	54		Field garlic seed pod. More mature than the prior one. Scientific name: Allium vineale
55		Different type of mulberry. Has loped leaves. Scientific name: Morus	56		Kentucky coffee tree beans. Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus
57		Wild persimmons. Flower closeup. Leaves now good for tea. Fruits in late fall. Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana	58		Wild persimmons trunk. Very dark. In ebony family. Notice rectangles. Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana
59		Epazote again. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides	60		Poor man’s pepper. Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
61		Common spice bush with immature berries. Scientific name: Lindera benzoin	62		Beech tree Scientific name: Fagus
63		Day lilies. Flowers are edible. Scientific name: Hemerocallis	64		Apple trees. Scientific name: Malus
65		Burdock. First year plant has root edible throughout year. Scientific name: Arctium species	66		2nd year burdock. Note leaves on central stem. Root is inedible, but can eat the stem like artichoke. This is young second year. Scientific name: Arctium species
67		2nd year burdock. Older than the prior one. Scientific name: Arctium species	68		Wild cherries along reservoir. Lower branches have been pruned off. Scientific name: Prunus serotina
69		Mulberries along reservoir. Scientific name: Morus	70		June berries closeup. Immature. Scientific name: Amelanchier species

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