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May 15,
2005
Wild Edible Plants; Spring Wildflowers
(Photos and report by Walter
Muma)
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| Eight people turned up for a day in the woods. It was a
cool day, with a few sprinkles of rain. |
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We spent the morning
identifying various wildflowers and edible plants that were
growing tin the area. We also gathered some wild edibles for
lunch. |
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Some people decided to simply
get down and graze! Here's Cameron having a feed of garlic
mustard. Ok ... this was a posed photo done as a joke! |
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The root (tuber) of Toothwort. |
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A patch of Wild Ginger. |
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Garlic Mustard, an invasive
alien plant that was originally brought to this continent as
a food plant. |
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Wild Leeks |
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Trout Lily |
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Lunch. We brought backpacking
stoves and water, and cooked various combinations of wild
edibles, including Wild Leek, Trout Lily, Toothwort, Wild
Ginger, and Garlic Mustard. |
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After lunch we continued our
explorations. This is Mitrewort. |
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Squirrel Corn. |
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Some of the group left early,
while the remaining three continued on. |
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Here is a list of the plants we
identified today. Flowering plants have an "F" after their
name. Edible plants have an "E" after their name. The list
is probably not complete.
- bloodroot (1 F)
- wild ginger F E
- blue violet F E
- canada violet F E
- coltsfoot F E (mostly in seed)
- yellow violet F E
- early meadow rue F
- toothwort F E
- cutleaf toothwort F
- marsh marigold F
- virginia waterleaf
- burdock E
- garlic mustard F E
- strawberry F E
- white pine E
- spruce E
- false solomon seal E
- trout lily E F
- wild leek E
- gooseberry
- baneberry F
- rattlesnake fern
- ostrich fern E
- christmas fern
- maidenhair fern
- small-flowered leafcup
- large-flowered bellwort F
- long-spurred violet F E
- spring beauty F E
- wood betony F
- mitrewort F
- rose twisted stalk (not 100% sure)
- red elderberry F
- white trillium F
- red trillium F
- sarsaparilla
- leatherwood
- wild bergamont
- dandelion E F
- orange-fruited horse gentian
- squirrel corn F
- poison ivy
- virginia creeper
- various trees
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Here is a list of birds we
identified today:
- yellow warbler
- red-winged black bird
- chickadee
- common yellowthroat
- crow
- flicker
- canada goose
- swamp sparrow
- song sparrow
- goldfinch
- overnbird
- ruffed grouse
- robin
- downy woodpecker
- rose-breasted grosbeak
- wood thrush
- blue-grey gnatcatcher
- least flycatcher
- great crested flycatcher
- great blue heron
- field sparrow
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| Everyone had an informative and enjoyable day, in spite of
the cool temperature and overcast skies. We got back to the cars just as
it started to rain. Thank you to everyone who came out and contributed
their knowledge and learning to make this a successful day!
For more information about Wild Edible Plants, please go
to the Wildwood Survival
website,
Edible Plants section. |
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