Yew Tree / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible / Toxic Yew Tree (Taxus Baccata) Identification An evergreen tree up to 20 meters tall but quite often used as hedging. Virtually all parts of the Yew Tree are potentially deadly poisonous. Common Names English Yew, Common Yew. Botanical Name…
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Fat Hen / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Fat Hen (Chenopodium Album) Identification A delicious fast growing native annual. Very common. Common Names Fat Hen, White goose foot, lambs quarters, wild spinach. Botanical Name Chenopodium Album Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Caryophyllales Family – Amaranthaceae Physical…
Sweet Woodruff / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Sweet Woodruff is an edible & delicious low lying, perennial plant, found in well established woodlands. Common Names Sweet Woodruff, Sweet-scented bedstraw. Botanical Name Galium Odoratum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Gentianales Family – Rubiaceae Foraging Video for…
Ground Elder / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Gout weed, Bishops weed, Herb Gerard Botanical Name Aegopodium podagraria Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Apiales Family – Apiaceae Identifying Features for Ground Elder Non-native, flowering, herbaceous perennial Leaves Light green, toothed, ovate leaves usually in groups of…
Honesty / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names The Honesty plant, Annual Honesty, Money Plant. Botanical Name Lunaria Annua Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Honesty A naturalised, annual/biennial, flowering plant. Leaves Large, oval, hairy leaves, lobed with…
Cowslips / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Cowslips, Herb Peter. Botanical Name Primula Veris Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Ericales Family – Primulaceae Physical Characteristics for Cowslips A common herbaceous, perennial flowering plant. Leaves Dark green, long and crinkly. 5-10cm long. They grow in dense rosettes. Flowers Trumpet-shaped, bright…
Botanical Name Fraxinus excelsior Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Lamiales Family – Oleaceae Genus – Fraxinus Known Hazards None known. Could be Confused with Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) or Elder (Sambucus nigra) but elder has fewer leaflets, spongy bark and an off putting musty smell when the leaves are…
Wild Carrot / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Wild Carrot, Queen Anne’s Lace, Birds nest. Botanical name Daucus Carota Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apilaes Family – Apiaceae Physical Characteristics for Wild Carrot Leaves The leaves are tri-pinnate, finely divided, lacy and triangular in shape. The…
Horseradish / All Year / Edible Common Names Horseradish, Wild Horseradish Botanical Name Armoracia Rusticana Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Horseradish Wild Horseradish looks most similar to dock and the easiest time of the year to identify between the two is in…
Japanese Rose / Summer / Autumn / Edible We’re going to look at Japanese Rose & Dog Rose together here, both produce delightful edible flowers and fruit. Common Names Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Dogberry. Botanical Name Rosa Canina – Dog Rose Rosa Rugosa – Japanese Rose Physical Characteristics Root…