The saxaul plant is found either as a small tree or as a large shrub with heavy, coarse wood and spongy, water-soaked bark.
Saxaul – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
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Sassafras – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) The Sassafras tree grows to about 10 feet tall with a crown of many slender branches. The Sassafras’ bark is thick, dark reddish brown, with deep ruts or grooves. New stems are bright yellowish green and turn reddish brown as they mature. This shrub or small tree bears different three different kinds…
Sago palm tree – where to find and which parts are edible
The sago palm is found in tropical rain forests. It flourishes in damp lowlands in the Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and adjacent islands. It is found mainly in swamps and along streams, lakes, and rivers. Sago Palm treesThese palms, when available, are of great use to the survivor. One trunk, cut just…
Rose apple – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The Rose Apple tree (also known as Malabar Plum, Plum Rose, Water Apple) grows 3 to 9 meters (9 to 27 feet) high.
Rock tripe – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The Rock Tripe plant is a lichen that forms large patches with curling edges. The top of the plant is usually black. The underside is lighter in color. It typically grows on rocks.
Reindeer moss – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Reindeer moss (also known as Reindeer Lichen or Caribou Moss) is a light-colored, low-growing plant only a few centimeters tall. It grows very slowly at a rate of only a few millimeters per year.
Reed – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The Reed is a large, tall, coarse perennial (comes back year after year) grass that grows to 3.5 meters (12 feet) tall and has long gray-green leaves about 4 centimeters (1 1/2 inch) wide and 1-2 feet long.
Rattan palm – use for food, water, and tool construction
The rattan palm is a strong, vine-like, robust climbing plant that differs from other palms in having tough, thin stems and a climbing behavior. It has prickly hooks or whitish spines on the mid-rib of its leaves that it uses to remain attached to the trees on which it grows.
Purslane – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The Purslane plant, also known as Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed, and Pusley, is one of the most healthy “weeds” you can eat.
Prickly pear cactus plant guide – Surprise! All parts of this plant are edible!
Prickly pear cactus plant (Opuntia species) The Prickly Pear (or Paddle) cactus has flat, padlike stems that are green. The Prickly Pear has two kinds of spines – hard, fixed spines and small, hairlike prickles that easily penetrate the skin and detach from the plant. The plants grow in dense, tangled structures with each plant…
