The Mulberry tree has alternate, simple, often lobed leaves with rough surfaces. The tree rarely grows over 33-49 feet tall.
Mulberry tree – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
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Marsh marigold – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The Marsh Marigold (also known as Kingcup, Mayflower, May Blobs, Mollyblobs, Pollyblobs, Horse Bob, Water Blobs, Water Bubbles, Gollins, and Cowslip) plant has rounded, dark green leaves arising from a short stem.
Lotus – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The Lotus is an edible aquatic plant . There are two species of lotus: one has yellow flowers (known as American Lotus, Yellow Lotus, Water Chinquapin, or Volee) and the other pink flowers (known as Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Bean of India, or simply Lotus).
Juniper – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Junipers, sometimes called cedars, are trees or shrubs that vary in size and shape from columnar trees to low spreading shrubs with long trailing branches.
Miner’s Lettuce or Indian Lettuce – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Known as Miner’s Lettuce, Winter Purslane, or Indian Lettuce, is usually bright green (but sometimes purplish or brownish green), long and narrow.
Iceland moss – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
The edible Iceland moss grows only a few inches high. Its color may be gray, white, pale chestnut, or even reddish. It grows to a height of 3 to 4 inches with branches rolled into tubes which terminate in flattened lobes with fringed edges.
Hazelnut or wild filbert – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Hazelnuts grow on bushes (called Hazels) 1.8 to 3.6 meters (6 to 12 feet) high with a crown spread of 10 to 15 feet. One species in Turkey and another in China are large trees.
Hackberry – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) (also known as Common Hackberry, Nettletree, Beaverwood, Northern Hackberry, and American Hackberry) trees have smooth, yellowish gray bark that often has corky warts or ridges (sometimes the bark may be silvery gray or light brown).
Foxtail grass – foxtail grass grains are edible, with a bit of preparation.
The weedy Foxtail grass is readily recognized by the narrow, cylindrical head of grain that grows on top of the stem.
Fireweed – this edible plant also has medicinal uses
The Fireweed plant (also known as Great Willow herb in Canada and Rosebay Willowherb in Britain) grows up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall.
