guide to edible wild plants not UK but we share a lot of the listed plants

[Nemesis]

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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[Skean Dhude]

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.