Category: Plant identification

Heather / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Heather, Ling, Ling Heather, Scotch Heather Botanical Name Calluna vulgaris Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Ericales  Family – Ericaceae Habitat This is a plant that thrives on acidic soils and notoriously stark landscapes, with the help of symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi.…

Sea Aster / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Name Sea Aster Botanical Name Aster tripolium Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Asterales  Family – Asteraceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Aster Perennial (although often not for many years) herb that usually grows to about 50cm tall Leaves With…

Scurvy Grass / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Name: Common Scurvy Grass, Danish Scurvy Grass, English Scurvy Grass Botanical Name Cochlearia officinalis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Rosaceae Physical Characteristics for Scurvy Grass There is Scurvy Grass for most of the…

White Mustard / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Name White Mustard  Botanical Name Sinapis alba Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics Flowers The whole plant can grow to nearly a metre tall, and tend to branch, ending in small clusters of…

Charlock Mustard / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Charlock Mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, charlock Botanical Name Sinapis arvensis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Mustard Charlock Leaves The leaves are long, with varying degrees of invagination along the…

Black Mustard / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Black Mustard Botanical Name Brassica nigra, Rhamphospermum nigrum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Black Mustard Late Spring to Summer these plants will be out in flower, leaf and seed, sometimes…

Borage / Spring / Summer / Edible A common annual, flowering plant. The leaves, stems  and flowers are all edible. Common Names Borage, Star Flower, Herb of Courage. Botanical Name Borago Officinalis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Boraginales Family – Boraginaceae Physical Characteristics for Borage Leaves When mature…