Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
About Foraging ix
Ground Rules ix
Poisonous Plants ix
Pollution x
Plant Names x
Seasonal Changes xi
Habitats xi
The Dandelion Police, Foraging, and Conservation xi
Nutrition xii
Plants for Medicine xii
Recipes and Foraging xii
Organization of This Book xiii
Final Hints xiv
Early Spring Shoots and Greens 1
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) 2
Chickweed (Cerastium spp.) 6
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 11
Field Garlic (Allium vineale) 17
Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) 23
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) 29
Common Mallow (Malva neglecta) 33
Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) 37
Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) 41
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 44
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) 50
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica, Polygonum cuspidatum) 54
Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) 58
Ramp (Allium tricoccum) 62
Common Blue Violer (Viola sororia, V. papilionacea) 66
False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, Smilacina racemosa) 70
Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) 74
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris or Pteretis pensylvanica) 78
Common Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) 82
Warercress (Nasturtium officinale) 86
Poor Man's Pepper (Lepidium virginicum) 90
Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) 94
Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis sricta) 99
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) 103
Glasswort (Salicornia spp.) 108
Edible Wildflowers 112
Redbud (Cercis canadensis) 113
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) 118
Warm-Weather Herbs, Shoots, and Greens 122
Lady's Thumb (Persicaria maculosa) 123
Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album) 127
Common Cattail (Typha latifolia) 131
Sea Rocket (Cakile edentula) 138
Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) 142
Quickweed (Galinsoga parviflora) 147
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) 150
Fruits and Berries 154
Mulberries (Moras spp.) 155
Juneberry (Amelanchier spp.) 160
Common Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) 164
Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) 168
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) 173
Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius) 177
Blackberries (Rubus spp.) 181
Blueberries and Huckleberries (Vaccinium spp.) 186
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) 191
Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) 196
Wild Raspberry (Rubus strigosus) 201
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) 204
Common Elderberry (Sambucas canadensis) 208
Sumac (Rhus spp.) 213
Apples and Crab Apples (Mains spp.) 219
Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) 224
American Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) 229
Wild Grapes (Vitis spp.) 232
Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) 237
Roses (Rosa spp.) 241
Autumn Olive (Eleagnus umbellata) 246
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) 251
Wintetgreen (Gaultheria procumbens) 255
Nuts and Seeds 258
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp) 259
Hickories (Carya spp.) 264
Hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) 270
Oaks (Quercus spp.) 274
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) 279
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) 284
Root Veggies 290
Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) 291
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) 295
Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) 301
Wild Ginger (Alarum canadense) 306
Burdock (Arctium minus and A. lappa) 310
Seaweeds 318
Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus) 319
Rockweed (Fucus vesiculosus) 322
Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) 327
Glossary 330
Index 335
About the Author 337