Category: Plant identification

Sea Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Coastal Plantain, Plantain by the Sea, Goose tongue Botanical Name Plantago maritima subsp. maritima (there are several subspecies, differentiated by their geographical distributions). Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Lamiales  Family – Plantaginaceae Physical Characteristics Looking a bit…

Lilac / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Lilac flower, sweet lilac Botanical Name Syringa vulgaris and other species Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Lamiales  Family – Oleaceae Physical Characteristics This is a deciduous shrub that blooms in spring with cones of wonderfully fragrant flowers. It can grow…

Old Man’s Beard / All Year / Edible After processing Old Man’s Beard, it can be dried, or powdered and added to energy balls, crackers, and sauces that need thickening. Other Common Names: (this refers to the lichen, not the species of Clematis that goes by the same common name).…

Few-Flowered Leek / Spring / Summer / Edible A non-native, invasive member of the Allium family. Do your bit for nature and eat it 🙂 Common Names Few-Flowered Leek, Few-Flowered Garlic. Botanical Name Allium paradoxum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Asparagales Family – Amaryllidaceae Physical Characteristics for Few-Flowered…

Scots Pine / All Year Round / Edible Common Names Scots Pine, Scots fir, European redwood Botanical Name Pinus Sylvestris Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Pinales Family – Pinaceae Physical Characteristics for Scots Pine A tall, evergreen tree (up to 30m) with a flat or domed top. One…