Index for Album F-2001-04-22: Foraging - Apr 22, 2001

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

For foraging books see foraging.com.

Back to List of Albums    List of Tours
Commission received if you
click on icon and then buy.
Amazon Button B&H Button
Abes Button

Number Thumbnail Caption Amazon Cameras

Abes Skyscaper

B&H Button

1 Group photo of the tour participants Group photo of the tour participants. Missing one woman that was hiding, one fellow that didn't want to be in it, and me.
2 Shepherd's purse Shepherd's purse
3 Shepherd's purse flower Shepherd's purse flower. Note four petals.
4 A more mature shepherd's purse A more mature shepherd's purse.
5 Chickweed Chickweed
6 Chickweed flower closeup Chickweed flower closeup
7 Common blue violet Common blue violet. Can eat leaves and flowers. Root is poisonous.
8 Blue violet flower Blue violet flower
9 Gout weed Gout weed
10 Gout weed closeup Gout weed closeup
11 Field garlic Field garlic. Leaves are a little mild this time of year.
12 Star of Bethlehem Star of Bethlehem. Poisonous. Looks somewhat like field garlic, but has no onion smell.
13 Lesser celandine Lesser celandine. Edibility unknown.
14 Japanese knotweed Japanese knotweed. End of season.
15 Hercules club Hercules club, or devil's walking stick.
16 Red bud Red bud. A week too early.
17 Red bud closeup Red bud closeup
18 Burdock Burdock. Note whire underneath leaves.
19 Burdock burr closeup Burdock burr closeup. Note little hooks.
20 Burdock root Burdock root
21 Bitter dock Bitter dock. Leaves too bitter to eat. Note red on leaf.
22 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard
23 Garlic mustard root Garlic mustard root. Tastes like horseradish.
24 Common spice bush flower closeup Common spice bush flower closeup. Too early.
25 Greater celandine Greater celandine. Very poisonous. Has orange sap. In poppy family.
26 Plum tree Plum tree
27 Parsnips Parsnips. Only good until the end of April. Then again in fall.
28 Parsnip root Parsnip root
29 Geese nesting Geese nesting
30 Asiatic day lily Asiatic day lily. Shoots going out of season.
31 Tubers of day lily Tubers of day lily. A way to identify them. Tubers probably edible, but not worth it.
32 Poor man's pepper Poor man's pepper
33 Common plantain Common plantain
34 Curly dock Curly dock, or called yellow dock (root is yellow). Only in season through May.
35 Hedge mustard Hedge mustard
36 Dandelion flower Dandelion flower. Edible.
37 Wineberries Wineberries, or Asian raspberry.
38 Wineberries Wineberries. Note hairy thorns.
39 Juneberry Juneberry, or service berry. Berries in season in June.
40 Common primrose stalk from last year Common primrose stalk from last year.
41 Cattails from last year Cattails from last year.
42 Winter cress Winter cress. Rather bitter.
43 Common primrose leaves Common primrose leaves
44 Thistle Thistle. Root tastes like potato.
45 Wild carrot (Queen Anne's lace) Wild carrot (Queen Anne's lace)
46 Wild carrot root Wild carrot root

Back to List of Albums    List of Tours © 2001-09 Don Wiss . All rights reserved.