Category: summer

Sow Thistle / Spring / Summer/ Autumn / Edible Common names Sow thistle, hare thistle, hare’s lettuce Botanical name Sonchus (genus of several species) Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Asterales  Family – Asteraceae Physical Characteristics for Sow Thistle Leaves Looks like a true thistle, but the leaves are much…

Hairy Bittercress / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Botanical name Cardamine hirsuta Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Hairy Bittercress Hairy bittercress is a very successful plant and, in the UK, will go through its life cycle several times between…

Elder / Summer / Autumn / Edible Elder and Elder flowers are one of the most well-known wild flavours in the UK and they can be found in abundance throughout the hedgerows. Botanical Name Sambucus Nigra Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Dipsacales Family – Adoxaceae Physical Characteristics Elder is…