More wild edibles & other stuff !!!!

Hey pitdog,

Is your Snowberry, Gaultheria hispidula?

We also have Silverweed (Anserina potentilla) and Oyster Plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) (had to look those up :()

Doc

Doc
 
Thanks for the pics, I really like this thread. I'll have to see if that Camas grows around here, it sounds like it could be really good cooked in a stew of wild rabbit, with some wild onions and wild carrots.
 
G'day Pitdog.

I for one appreciate seeing posts of edible plants from other areas.

BTW, what is the binomial for the chocolate lilly shown?

We also have a couple of plants that are locally called chocolate lilly (Dichopogon fimbriatus and Dichopogon strictus) with edible tubers and flowers that smell like chocolate or caramel (I guess that's where they got their name :D ). Wondering if they are the same plant.


Kind regards
Mick
 
Carolina River Rat said:
So how bout that book recommendation?
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Outdoor Life books has one called "Edible plants of North America" that is really good because it breaks it down into seasons and geographic areas and also has photos, some in color. "Wildman" Steve Brill's books are good but have line drawings instead of pictures and lean more toward the Northeast and Eastern Seaboard.--KV
 
I love the wild edibles sections. I am just too stupid to post my lack of knowledge. The only things I know of are morels , oyster mushrooms,and dandeliane greens
 
mistwalker said:
Thanks for the pics, I really like this thread. I'll have to see if that Camas grows around here, it sounds like it could be really good cooked in a stew of wild rabbit, with some wild onions and wild carrots.
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If it does grow where you are, make sure it's the edible Camas, and not Death Camas that you are picking. I have no experience with either (doesn't grow here) but I wanted to mention that there are both. IIRC, the caution is to wait until they are in flower for postive ID.

Maybe pitdog can provide some more information.

Doc
 
Just wanted to jump in here and say that I too really appreciate the wild edibles threads. Not necessarily for the survival situation ( that most of us will actually never encounter) but because I'm trying to learn wild edibles to add to my everyday diet.

David
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey pitdog,

Is your Snowberry, Gaultheria hispidula?

We also have Silverweed (Anserina potentilla) and Oyster Plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) (had to look those up :()

Doc

Doc
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No Doc, ours is Symphoricarpos albus !
 
SouthernCross said:
G'day Pitdog.

I for one appreciate seeing posts of edible plants from other areas.

BTW, what is the binomial for the chocolate lilly shown?

We also have a couple of plants that are locally called chocolate lilly (Dichopogon fimbriatus and Dichopogon strictus) with edible tubers and flowers that smell like chocolate or caramel (I guess that's where they got their name :D ). Wondering if they are the same plant.


Kind regards
Mick
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Hey Mick, ours is Fritillaria lanceolata, I will be sure to smell the next one I find !!!;):thumbup:
 
DOC-CANADA said:
If it does grow where you are, make sure it's the edible Camas, and not Death Camas that you are picking. I have no experience with either (doesn't grow here) but I wanted to mention that there are both. IIRC, the caution is to wait until they are in flower for postive ID.

Maybe pitdog can provide some more information.

Doc
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Good point Doc, once these are in flower there is no way you can confuse them,:thumbup:

Death Camas.....

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Common Camas.....

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Hey pitdog, did you light the inner tube with your ferro rod?

Great pics, thanks!
 
Sweet, thanks for the confirmation Pitdog. I've been reading up, trying to learn more about edible/medicinal plants. A few weeks back I borrowed "Edible plants of North America" from the library, then I found a cheap used copy at the local Goodwill! It's nice to have my own copy that I can get dirty, wet, muddy, or singed. :D

Now I just have to beat the locals to the strawberries. There's a good-sized herd of whitetail deer in the area. Not to mention all the birds, rabbits and tree rats. ;)
 
Keep the wild edibles posts coming Pit, I love them. That miners lettuce was all over our Bush Bash campground. I recognized it, but had no idea what it was called. Nor was I 100% sure that is what it was, though based on your pics it was the same plant.
 
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