| Number | Thumbnail | Caption |
| 1 | |
Wild Ginger. This too close to the road. Only the roots edible. |
| 2 | |
Pineapple weed |
| 3 | |
Common spice bush. Leaves in tear drip shape. Use leaves for teas. Note smooth edges on leaves. Has red berries in the Fall. Like allspice. |
| 4 | |
Arrowroot. With duckweed on the lake surface. |
| 5 | |
Arrowroot closeup |
| 6 | |
Cattail. Stems are round, not flat like poisonous iris. Anything tender you can eat. Cook or eat raw. Seeds collectable only for two weeks in mid-June. |
| 7 | |
Jewelweed. Cattails in the background |
| 8 | |
Jewelweed closeup. See the water bead into jewels. |
| 9 | |
Wood strawberry. Edible, but tasteless. |
| 10 | |
Wood strawberry closeup. Edible, but tasteless. |
| 11 | |
Sheep sorrel. Leaves are better than flowers. |
| 12 | |
Blueberries |
| 13 | |
Lamb's quarters |
| 14 | |
May apple |
| 15 | |
Wineberries. Stems are round. |
| 16 | |
Poison ivy. Ground type. |
| 17 | |
Poison ivy. Climbing type. |
| 18 | |
Burdock. Dana dug one up. |
| 19 | |
Wild chervil or honewart. Good in soups. Use like parsley. Smaller leaves better. |
| 20 | |
Wild chervil or honewart. Leaves closeup. |
| 21 | |
Violets |
| 22 | |
White snake root. Wildman pretends to eat some. |
| 23 | |
White snake root. In situ. |
| 24 | |
Mugwort |
| 25 | |
Pokeweed |
| 26 | |
Blackberry |
| 27 | |
Eggs |
| 28 | |
Black raspberry |
| 29 | |
Field onion bulb |
| 30 | |
Wood sorrel. With violets and other things mixed in. |
| 31 | |
Sassafras. Three types of leaves. |
| 32 | |
White clover. American red clover is European. |
| 33 | |
Ground ivy. Tea only. |
| 34 | |
Greenbrier. Smaller leaves edible. |
| 35 | |
Hawthorne. This is thornless variety. |
| 36 | |
Hawthorne. Flowers closeup. |
| 37 | |
American persimmon. No flowers. |
| 38 | |
Garlic mustard, second year |
| 39 | |
Black locust flowers. Only in season a few weeks. Only flowers edible. Rest is poisonous. |
| 40 | |
Black locust tree |
| 41 | |
Japanese barberry. Only light green leaves edible. Berries taste awful. Short season. Have to be careful of thorns. |
| 42 | |
Guilder rose, a.k.a. cramp bark. Berries too bitter. |
| 43 | |
Spike. Must have long neddles. Can break up needles and make tea. That's a house sparrow sitting on the branch. |
| 44 | |
Epazote. Use in bean dishes or tomato sauce. Small quantities. |
| 45 | |
Polonia tree. Not edible. |
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