Irish Moss Seaweed /Autumn / Winter / Spring / Edible Irish Moss (the source of carrageenan) Note: You may have heard more about Carrageenan than about Irish Moss, and you may be surprised to find controversial material after googling carrageenan! Irish Moss is the seaweed from which the fibre/carbohydrate carrageenan…
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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…
Sea Radish / Edible / Spring / Summer Common Names Sea radish Botanical Name Raphanus Maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Radish Sea radish is a Biennial growing 0.8 m (2ft 7in) It the first year only a rosette of leaves forms,…
Sea Spray / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Seepweed, Seaspray, Sea Blite, Sea Rosemary (we’re trying to rename it Sea Samphire as its uses are so similar to that of Marsh Samphire) Botanical Name Suaeda Maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Asparagales Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics…
Sea Buckthorn / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea Buckthorn, Buckthorn, Tang Bush, Sea Berry. Botanical Name Hippophae Rhamnoides Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Elaeagnaceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Buckthorn Sea Buckthorn is a dioecious shrub or small tree growing from…
Sea Arrowgrass / Summer / Edible Sea Arrowgrass is an absolute delight to discover, something you thought was previously grass actually tastes like coriander, and it grows in the UK! Common Names Wild Corriander, Sea Corriander, Arrowgrass Botanical Name Triglochin maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Alismatales Family –…
Rock Samphire / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Samphire, Stone Samphire, Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel Botanical Name Crithmum maritimum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apiales Family – Apiacea Physical Characteristics for Rock Samphire Rock Samphire is a fleshy perennial growing to 30cm tall and wide.…
Alexanders / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Welcome to our guide on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), a fascinating and versatile wild edible that deserves a place in every forager’s repertoire. Often overlooked in favour of more well-known wild plants, Alexanders is a highly nutritious and flavoursome addition…