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Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 43 "Japanese Knot Weed"

Botanical Name : Fallopia japonica Common names : Japanese Knotweed, Donkey Rhubarb, Asian Knotweed, fleeceflower, Himalayan fleece vine, monkey weed, monkey fungus, Hancock's Curse, elephant ears,...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 39 "Wild Plum"

Botanical Name : Prunus domestica Common names : Bullace, Plum, Wild Plum, Egg Plum, Round Plum, Black Bullace. The name is commonly thought to derive from the French word "beloce" meaning slow. P...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 35 "Chickweed"

Botanical Name : Stellaria media Common names : Common chickweed, chickenwort, craches, maruns, winterweed. Physical appearance : A small, annual which grows close to the ground and tends to sprea...

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...

WIld Edible Of The Week - Week 40 "Velvet Shank"

Botanical Name : Flammulina velutipes Common names : Velvet Shank, Velvet Foot, Winter Fungus Physical appearance : Orange/yellow caps with curved, velutinous stems which can be yellow to brown in ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 29 - "Beech"

Botanical name : Fagus sylvatica Common names : Beech, Beech Tree Physical appearance : A decidious tree with smooth, grey bark which grows up to 40 metres in height. It has oval shaped, bright gr...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 30 - "Medlar"

Botanical name : Mespilus germanica Common names : Medlar, Common Medlar, Open arse (historic) Physical appearance : A (usually) small deciduous tree, growing up to 6 metres in height (20 ft). It...

Wild Edible of the Week - Week 31 - "Saffron Milk Cap"

Botanical name : Lactarius deliciosus Common names : Saffron Milk Cap, red pine mushroom, pine mushroom Physical appearance : A funnel shaped, large, light orange mushroom with a short orange stem...

Wild Edible of the Week - Week 32 - "Jack-by-the-hedge"

Botanical Name : Alliaria petiolata Common names : Jack-by-the-hedge, Garlic Mustard, Garlic Root, Hedge Garlic, Sauce Alone, Jack-in-the-bush, Penny Hedge, Poor Man's Mustard Physical appearance :...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 22 - "Wild Gooseberry"

Botanical name : Ribes uva-crispa Common names : Gooseberry, Fae-berry Physical appearance : A numerously branched low growing spiny shrub, growing up to 1.2 metres (4ft) in height. Its leaves hav...