Foraging in Central Park - June 10, 2000

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


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