Oak Moss / All Year Round / Edible Oak Moss and other Lichens have been used as food and medicine as long as there have been people. Common Names Tree moss Botanical Name Evernia prunastri Scientific Classification Kingdom – Fungi Order –Lecanorales Family – Parmeliaceae Physical Characteristics Grows primarily on…
Category: Plants
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…
Lords and Ladies / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Through this piece, we’re going to look at the full Identification Guide for Lords and Ladies as well as how to make sure we don’t confuse this one with Common or Lambs sorrel, or accidentally pick it amongst our…
Ladies Smock / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Ladies Smock is a native, perennial member of the Brassica family, with a delicious mustardy taste. Very easy to identify. Common Names Ladies Smock, Lady’s smock, Cuckoo flower, Mayflower or Milkmaids. Botanical Name Cardamine pratensis Scientific Classification Kingdom…
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…
Ox Eye Daisy / Spring / Summer / Edible A fairly common and easy to identify plant with edible leaves and flowers. Common Names Ox Eye Daisy, Dog daisy, Marguerite. Botanical Name Leucanthemum vulgare Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Asterales Family – Asteraceae Physical Characteristics for Ox Eye…
Foxgloves / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Foxgloves are a very common Summer flowering native plant. It’s potentially deadly poisonous so one every forager should be familiar with. Common Names Foxgloves, Foxes gloves, thimble flower, fairy gloves. Botanical Name Digitalis. There are quite a few Digitalis species the…
Heather / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Heather, Ling, Ling Heather, Scotch Heather Botanical Name Calluna vulgaris Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Ericales Family – Ericaceae Physical Characteristics A woody, dwarf shrub growing to about 90 cm in sheltered areas. Leaves Small ovate leaves which are borne…
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…
GUELDER-ROSE SHRUB SYRUP The Guelder-Rose (Viburnum Opulus) is a common native shrub, the common name refers to the Dutch province of Guelderland where a popular cultivar was developed. In the UK it’s one of the key indicators of ancient woodland but it’s most often found planted in parks and gardens.…