The Plant Identification Thread

[Normark]

The Plant and Edible Wilds Thread


Hey Guys…

One thing that I always try to stress on my camps, or even just on simple walks is plant identification, as well as what if anything can be utilized from that plant, as well as what it can be used for…

My wife on a recent family camping trip suggested we go for a walk down some nice trails with her sister’s family…

Before we left she took me aside and asked if I would refrain from turning into a class on wild edibles.. LOL

I have a hard time Not turning things into a learning lesson…

I believe it is important to know what is edible and what is not..
With my Ventures this year, I’ve made it mandatory that they all get a Peterson’s Wild Edible Field guide as part of the Gear. These are things they will learn through their life, and Hopefully will be useful to them…

This is just a small sample..

Most are edible.
At Least 2 plants have Poisonous components .
At least one plant is edible, but has a known carcinogen
All but one is wild
Two are Trees
Several make Great Teas
At least One is a remedy to Poison Ivy and/or skin Irritations
At least one plant is a host to a parasite


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#6

#7

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[Normark]

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

#13

#14

Here is an Online Resource Guide for Peterson’s Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants

http://books.google.ca/books?id=ce1G-Nr9pVoC&printsec=frontcover

So..

Lets See what you guys got..

To those of you Who are Very Familiar with these plants,, please allow the less Experienced folks have a Shot at it..

If you want to PM me your answers and still take part,, please feel free..

Please feel free to add your own pictures, even pictures of the same plant in different stages or times of the year would be interesting and Helpful.

I suggest that Anyone interested in this aspect of plant identification purchase the Peterson's field Guide..
I also have the Peterson's field guide for Medicinal plants..

Lone Pine also makes an Excellent book, however slightly harder to follow..

ttyle

Eric
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[Odaon]

The second one down in the second post looks like some sort a poplar. If this thread came up later this year I'd probably know a lot more. I'm currently taking forest ecogeography so I'm learning all kinds of trees and stuff. One of those is raspberry too.

Is that last one in the first post common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii)?

 

[bindlestitch]

The second one down in the second post looks like some sort a poplar. If this thread came up later this year I'd probably know a lot more. I'm currently taking forest ecogeography so I'm learning all kinds of trees and stuff. One of those is raspberry too.

Is that last one in the first post common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii)?

Tulip poplar or tulip tree. Good eye.
I'll bow out on the rest.
Nice thread, Normark.
Later,
Iz

 

[never too sharp]

I just bought Petersons field guide to edible plants. Any more recomended reading?

 

[Normark]

Hey Never 2 Sharp...

Get the Peterson's Medicinal Plant Field Guide..
Both come with me when I go out...

ttyle

Eric
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[Normark]

Double Tap

 

[Odaon]

Tulip poplar or tulip tree. Good eye.
I'll bow out on the rest.
Nice thread, Normark.
Later,
Iz

Only poplars have that crazy leaf shape. I actually just learned that. :thumbup: College is good for that I guess. Thanks for the common name of it, I'm gonna go learn more about it.

Liriodendron tulipifera yellow poplar, tulip poplar, American tulip tree. Eastern USA tree (none by me), get pretty tall, wind dispersal for the seeds. Cool stuff, I like this thread idea.

 

[mete]

#2 - Sassafras, interesting that it has three different leaves
#3 - Strawberry
#4 - Japanese knotweed ,one of the worst invasive plants ,almost impossible to remove
#5 - poison ivy
#6 - jewel weed , treatment for poison ivy
#9 - tulip poplar
#10 - mayapple
#11 - rose

 

[never too sharp]

Get the Peterson's Medicinal Plant Field Guide...

That was one I was also looking at, I'll get it now. Thanks Normark.

 

[Normark]

Hello

Mete

Correct #2 - Sassafras, interesting that it has three different leaves
Correct #3 - Strawberry
Incorrect #4 - Japanese knotweed
Incorrect (look where my hand is)#5 - poison ivy
Correct (**whats the other name for it ? )#6 - jewel weed , treatment for poison ivy
Correct #9 - tulip poplar
Correct #10 - mayapple
Correct #11 - rose

Good Job...

Eric
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[Normark]

Hello

NTS..

That was one I was also looking at, I'll get it now. Thanks Normark.

Awesome.. Great books....

A good Cross Reference is the Lone Pine Edible wilds book....

I like the layout much better in the Peterson's...

My next book is the Peterson's Weed Guide...

Can't have enough books I say...

Have Fun

Eric
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[RescueRiley]

the other name for jewleweede is (touch me not)
# 7 is a memeber of the oxcalis family... (yellow wood sorrel)

 

[Odaon]

Is that last one in the first post common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii)?

Thought so.

 

[cheekser]

Only poplars have that crazy leaf shape. I actually just learned that.

That is a false statement. The Tuliptree (liriodendron tulipifera), tulip-poplar, yellow-poplar is NOT a true poplar. Poplars from the genera populus have leaves shaped like a spade on a deck of playing cards, and include such trees as: aspen, cottonwood, lombardy poplar, white poplar, and others.

some guesses:
1) chokecherry (edible)
4) pokeweed (poisonous berry)
13) wild pea
14) goldenrod species (can host a parasitic larvae in the stalk. plant forms a bulge around the parasite.)

 

[cybrok]

I just bought Petersons field guide to edible plants. Any more recomended reading?

I would say get a few books, sometimes they say different things :S

Peterson are good. I have the medicinal plants one.

For edible, I got a local book, written about plants growing in my province. I plan to eventually get the Peterson too.