Index for Album F-2001-04-14: Foraging - Apr 14, 2001

Pictures from a foraging tour in Crestwood Riverside (Westchester County, New York) given by "Wildman" Steve Brill.

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1 Burdock Burdock
2 Burdock root Burdock root
3 Mountain watercress Mountain watercress
4 Mountain watercress with flower Mountain watercress with flower
5 Mountain watercress flower closeup Mountain watercress flower closeup
6 Orpine Orpine
7 Stand of knotweed stalks from last year Stand of knotweed stalks from last year
8 Knotweed sprouts Knotweed sprouts. Only good for another week or so.
9 Day lilies Day lilies
10 Day lily closeup Day lily closeup
11 Jewelweed sprouts Jewelweed sprouts. Medicinal, not edible.
12 Jewelweed sprout with water showing that it beads even when young Jewelweed sprout with water showing that it beads even when young.
13 Stinging needle Stinging needle
14 Stinging needle Stinging needle
15 Garlic mustard sprouts Garlic mustard sprouts
16 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard, second year growth.
17 Ramp (wild leeks) Ramp (wild leeks)
18 Ramp flower closeup Ramp flower closeup
19 Solomon's seal Solomon's seal
20 Field garlic Field garlic. Use like chives at this time of year.
21 Spring beauty Spring beauty. Only tuber is edible. Not worth the trouble.
22 Spring beauty with very large tuber Spring beauty with very large tuber.
23 Trout lilies Trout lilies. Leaves look like speckled trout. Must be cooked.
24 Trout lily with flower Trout lily with flower
25 Bloodroot Bloodroot. Endangered or protected. Medicinal, not edible.
26 Curly dock or yellow dock Curly dock or yellow dock. Leaves good raw or cooked. Not related to burdock.
27 Curly dock root Curly dock root
28 Joe-Pye Weed? At first Wildman thought it was common evening primrose (which has a delicious edible root) Joe-Pye Weed? At first Wildman thought it was common evening primrose (which has a delicious edible root). But we ended up thinking otherwise.
29 Young violet Young violet
30 Skunk cabbage Skunk cabbage. Poisonous.
31 Dutchman's-Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Dutchman's-Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria). Poisonous.
32 Cuckoo-flower Cuckoo-flower, often called Ragged Robin (Lychnis cuculli). Tastes like wasabi.
33 Common thistle Common thistle
34 Common thistle Common thistle. Tap root is edible.
35 Cow parsnip Cow parsnip. Peel away hair and use like celery. Usually cook it.
36 Raspberry Raspberry
37 Wild chervil Wild chervil
38 Star of Bethlehem Star of Bethlehem. Poisonous.
39 Dead frond of ostrich fern Dead frond of ostrich fern
40 Fiddleheads Fiddleheads. Okay, but a little early.
41 Fiddleheads Fiddleheads
42 False Hellebore False Hellebore. Also called Indian poke. Very poisonous. Kills.
43 Bitter or broad leaf dock Bitter or broad leaf dock. Tastes terrible. (Wildman had already ripped off the other leaf.)
44 Cow parsley Cow parsley
45 Wild ginger Wild ginger. Like commercial, but not related.
46 Wild ginger flower Wild ginger flower
47 Wild ginger root Wild ginger root
48 Wild ginger root Wild ginger root
49 Common spice bush Common spice bush
50 Common spice bush flower Common spice bush flower

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