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Tropical Wild Edibles - Taro - A yam like tuber

Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta Common names: Taro, Kalo, Dasheen, Madhumbe, Marope, Magogoya, Patra, Godere Physical Appearance: A perennial tropical plant which is cultivated as a root vege...

Tropical Wild Edibles - The Achacha

Botanical name: Garcinia humilis Common names: Achacha, Honey Kiss, Achachariu Family: Clusiacea Physical Appearance: A small, evergreen, shrub or tree growing to approximately 2-10 metres in heigh...

Wild Plant Of The Week 1 "Cuckoo pint"

Botanical name: Arum maculatum, Arum italicum Common name: Cuckoo pint, parson and clerk, parson in the pulpit, cows and calves, wake robin, jack in the green, devil’s men and women, priest’s pintl...

Wild "Poisonous" Plant Of The Week 5 - European Mistletoe

Botanical name: Viscum album Common name: European Mistletoe, Common Mistletoe, Mistletoe, Mistle Best places to find: Mistletoe is a semi parasitic (it does photosynthesise as well as draw nutrien...

Wild Plant Of The Week 2 "Monkshood" - DO NOT EAT!!!!

Botanical name: Aconitum napellus Common name: Aconite, Wolf's Bane, Dog's Bane, Mouse Bane, Devil' Hemet, Devil's Hood, Old Wive's Hood, Leopard's Bane, Soldier's Helmet, Queen of Poisons, Blue Ro...

Tropical Wild Edibles - Strawberry Guava

Botanical name: Psidium cattleyanum Common names: Strawberry Guava, Cheery Guava, Chinese Guava, Cattley Guava (named after British horticulturalist William Cattley). Family: Myrtaceae Physical ap...

Lime Tree - Tree Top Guide

Botanical name : Tilia x europea Common names : Commmon Lime, Common Linden NB - Not to be confused with "Lime" fruit bearing trees such as the Key lime, Persian lime, kaffir lime or dessert lime! ...

Wild Edible Of The Week 49 "Hary Bittercress"

Botanical name: Cardamine hirsuta Common name: Hairy Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Land Cress, Hoary Bittercress, Shot Weed, Flick Weed Physical appearance: A low growing plant that has a distinctive...

Tree Top Guide -Elm

The mighty Elm - a useful tree throughout history!

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 38 "Honey Fungus"

Botanical Name : Armillariella mellea Common names : Honey Fungus, Stump Mushroom, Stumpie, Pipinky, Pinky. Physical appearance : The Honey Fungus grows to between 5-12 cm in height. It has a ligh...