RE: Food that grows itself
The leaf of the Burdock is shaped like an Asian elephants ear. Towards the end of autumn the seeds arrive covered with little spines which stick to your clothes, they are called burs. The leaves are slightly lighter in colour underneath the leaf and oftentimes have a slightly wooly cover. There is a small reddish tuft at the top of the seed. At this time of the year the seed should help you to identify the plant. You will not likely find it in the woods, it is normally found alongside of tracks or edges of fields and roads. Kenneth Eames.
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