Index for Album F-2000-07-02: Foraging in Central Park - July 02, 2000

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

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1 Poor man's pepper Poor man’s pepper
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
2 Poor man's pepper flower closeup Poor man’s pepper flower closeup.
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
3 Field garlic flower bud Field garlic flower bud.
Scientific name: Allium vineale
4 Field garlic flower Field garlic flower.
Scientific name: Allium vineale
5 European cut-leaf blackberry European cut-leaf blackberry. More lobs on leaf than American variety. Stems have flat surface (raspberries have round stems).
Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
6 European cut-leaf blackberry with flower (that is past its prime) European cut-leaf blackberry with flower (that is past its prime).
Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
7 Greater rag weed Greater rag weed. A common allergen. A correspondent states you can eat ragweed leaves before the plant flowers, but it is probably better known as a remedy for HAY FEVER! For the remedy, you would want to collect the plant before it flowers (i.e., before allergenic pollen is present) and dry it for tea or make a tincture in vodka. Then it will be handy when fall hay fever season comes around. It is also perfect for people with cat allergies who get those runny itchy eyes when they come in the same room with felines.
Scientific name: Ambrosia trifida
8 Poison ivy Poison ivy
Scientific name: Toxicodendron radicans
9 Common nightshade Common nightshade. Poisonous. Looks like candle with shade.
Scientific name: Solanum nigrum
10 Unknown small mushrooms Unknown small mushrooms.
11 Pond Pond
12 Pond Pond
13 Common plantain Common plantain. From Europe. Oval leaf. Mash leaf and put on mosquito bite.
Scientific name: Plantago major
14 Stand of cattails Stand of cattails.
Scientific name: Typha latifolia
15 Cattails closer up Cattails closer up.
Scientific name: Typha latifolia
16 Epazote Epazote
Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides
17 Lady's thumb with pink flower Lady’s thumb with pink flower. Edible in salad greens.
Scientific name: Polygonum persicaria
18 Common violet Common violet. Has been mowed so there is new growth which is edible now. Usually only edible in the spring.
Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
19 Witch hazel Witch hazel. Berries inedible. Cambium under bark is harvested for astringent.
Scientific name: Hamamelis
20 Witch hazel closer up Witch hazel closer up.
Scientific name: Hamamelis
21 Chickweed Chickweed
Scientific name: Stellaria media
22 Wild lettuce Wild lettuce. Now bitter.
Scientific name: Lactuca canadensis
23 Sow thistle Sow thistle. In dandelion family.
Scientific name: Sonchus
24 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard. Out of season, but has been mowed and there is edible new growth.
Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis
25 Hawthorne berries Hawthorne berries.
Scientific name: Crataegus species
26 Wood sorrel Wood sorrel.
Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella
27 Wildman showing poisonous white snakeroot and telling story Wildman showing poisonous white snakeroot and telling story.
Scientific name: Ageratina altissima
28 Day lily Day lily. Flowers are edible and only last one day.
Scientific name: Hemerocallis
29 Russula mushroom Russula mushroom. Some are good to eat. This one smells like almonds. Tastes bad, but not poisonous.
30 Chestnut bolete Chestnut bolete
Scientific name: Gyroporus castaneus
31 Chestnut boletes Chestnut boletes. One of the tour participants really liked mushrooms. Here she’s showing off her find.
Scientific name: Gyroporus castaneus
32 Sassafras Sassafras. Note three different shapes of leaves.
Scientific name: Sassafras albidum
33 Linden tree Linden tree. Has some flowers left. Flowers make great tea with medicinal properties. Berries not edible. The fruits are edible, just there’s not much to eat.
Scientific name: Tilia americana
34 Beech tree fruits Beech tree fruits. Inside three sided nuts and shells. Then beechnuts in Sept and Oct.
Scientific name: Fagus
35 White snakeroot in situ White snakeroot in situ.
Scientific name: Ageratina altissima
36 Burdock in hard soil Burdock in hard soil.
Scientific name: Arctium species
37 Hawthorne Hawthorne. Like apples. Note long thorns.
Scientific name: Crataegus species
38 Hawthorne with immature berries Hawthorne with immature berries.
Scientific name: Crataegus species
39 Sweet fern Sweet fern. Likes sandy areas. Cultivated here. Covered with dust from the track around the reservoir.
Scientific name: Comptonia peregrina
40 View across reservoir View across reservoir. Needs wider angle lens.
41 Mugwort Mugwort. For tea.
Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris
42 Wild lettuce Wild lettuce. Another type.
Scientific name: Lactuca canadensis
43 St. John's wort St. John’s wort. First time Wildman has seen it in Central Park.
Scientific name: Hypericum perforatum
44 St. John's wort St. John’s wort.
Scientific name: Hypericum perforatum
45 Common milk weed Common milk weed.
Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca
46 Black cherry Black cherry. Come back in August.
Scientific name: Prunus serotina
47 Bush honeysuckle Bush honeysuckle. Not good.
Scientific name: Lonicera maackii
48 Butterfly weed Butterfly weed. The other name is pleurisy root. It’s a milkweed with clear sap that’s poisonous, although the root is used for pleurisy.
Scientific name: Asclepias tuberosa
49 Apple tree Apple tree
Scientific name: Malus
50 Mushroom Mushroom. Probably variegated inky cap. Not edible.
51 Burdock root Burdock root.
Scientific name: Arctium species
52 Sweet cherries Sweet cherries. Edible now. (Look for the black berries in the pciture.)
53 Mulberries Mulberries. Note shininess of the leaves.
Scientific name: Morus
54 Juneberry bush Juneberry bush. Related to apples.
Scientific name: Amelanchier species
55 White mulberry White mulberry.
Scientific name: Morus

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