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guide to edible wild plants not UK but we share a lot of the listed plants - Nemesis - 11 June 2016
Useful for me, maybe good for some here.
http://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/08/wood-sorel.html
Good detailed information not too much detail just enough, example here:
Duckweed
Scientific name: Spirodela polyrhiza, Lemna minor
Abundance: plentiful
What: whole plant
How: puree and add to soups and stews, sautee in oil or butter, dry then powder for a food additive
Where: still water open to the sun
When: summer
Other uses: Dry, crush, then rub on skin to use as an insect repellent.
Nutritional Value: high in protein
Dangers: this plant must be cooked to kill any dangerous aquatic microbes
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RE: guide to edible wild plants not UK but we share a lot of the listed plants - Skean Dhude - 11 June 2016
Always useful. My probleom is that you really need someone who knows to how you first. I've some mushrooms growing wild and I can't id them. Considering feeding them to the mother in law to test them.