Sea Beet / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible How to Identify Sea Beet Botanical Name Beta vulgaris maritima Could be confused with Possibly confused with Sea Kale although sea kale leaves are very wavy, more of a green / yellow and are really quite different when…
Month: April 2020
Sea Arrowgrass / Summer / Edible Sea Arrowgrass is an absolute delight to discover, something you thought was previously grass actually tastes like coriander, and it grows in the UK! Botanical Name Triglochin maritima Other Common Names Wild Corriander, Sea Corriander, Arrowgrass Known Hazards The more green parts of the…
Rock Samphire / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible How to Identify Rock Samphire Common Names Samphire, Stone Samphire, Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel Botanical Name Crithmum maritimum Could be confused with None, however, it is in the Umbelifer family so be sure to double-check identification Range and Distribution Coastal…
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) How to Identify Rowan Edible Scientific NameSorbus aucuparia FamilyRoseaceae Also known asMountain Ash, witch wiggin tree, keirn, cuirn HabitatNative to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere, most of Europe, parts of Asia and Northern Africa, and most common in the UK in the north and west, it…
Ribwort Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible How to Identify Ribwort Plantain Scientific Name Plantago lanceolata Family Plantaginaceae Also known as Narrowleaf plantain, English plantain, Buckhorn plantain, ribleaf, lamb’s tongue. Habitat Europe, including Britain, from Iceland south and east to Spain, northern and central Asia. It has…
Yarrow / spring / summer / autumn / winter / edible How to Identify Yarrow Scientific Name Achillea millefolium Family Asteraceae Also known as Yarrow or common yarrow Traditional names arrowroot, bad man’s plaything, bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, death flower, devil’s nettle, eerie, field hops, gearwe, hundred leaved grass, knight’s…
Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) How to Identify Miners Lettuce Edible Scientific NameClaytonia perfoliata FamilyMontiaceae Also known asIndian lettuce, spring beauty, and winter purslane. Habitat: Disturbed and waste ground, moist banks and slopes, often in partial shade, especially on light soils. Also found on rather dry sandy soils. Western N. America…
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) How to Identify Meadow Sweet Edible Scientific NameFilipendula ulmaria FamilyRosaceae Also known asMead wort, queen of the meadow, pride of the meadow, meadow-wort, meadow queen, lady of the meadow, dollof, meadsweet, and bridewort. HabitatGrows in damp ditches throughout Europe and western Asia. It is native throughout most…
Dead Nettles (white & red) / spring / summer / autumn / edible Scientific Name Lamium album & Other Species of Lamium Family Lamiaceae Video for Dead Nettle Habitat Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, the Himalayas, and Japan. Fields, hedgerows, woodland edges and clearings, and…
Comfrey / spring / summer / autumn / Edible Scientific Name Symphytum officinale Family Boraginaceae Also known as True comfrey. Other English names include Quaker comfrey, cultivated comfrey, boneset, knitbone, consound, and slippery-root. Habitat It is native to Europe and it is known elsewhere, including North America, as an…