Wild Edibles You Can Eat-Lists

Don't forget:

Clover, you can eat the flowers, seeds and leaves. DO NOT eat the roots.

Burdock, you can eat the roots and stalk.

Black raspberry, you can eat the fruit, the young stalks and the leaves can be made into a tea.

Grasses, you can eat the leaves, seeds and the stalk.

Lambs quarters, you can eat the leaves (early spring), seeds, flowers and stalk.

Smooth sumac, the fruit only.

Wintergreen, you can eat the leaves and the fruit.

Great rick! Now I need to find photos, lol!

Here is a link to 62 plants that can be eaten/medical purposes/teas, etc..

https://basisgear.com/edible-wild-plants/

GREAT web sources, Rick! I'm adding them over at my EHP Card Catalog site!

52 Plants In The Wild You Can Eat
http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/52-plants-in-the-wild-you-can-eat/

  We all know our vegetables and fruits are safe to eat, but what about other wild edibles? Here are a few common North American goodies that are safe to eat if you find yourself stuck in the wild:

(SNIP) ... Many wild berries are not safe to eat, it’s best to stay away from them. But ... ---CONTINUED---

5 Non-GMO Edible Plants In Your Back Yard : Eat Weeds, Not Chemicals
http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/featured-wilderness-survival-blog-entries/5-non-gmo-edible-plants-in-your-back-yard-eat-weeds-not-chemicals/

  (SNIP) .... where is a good place to look for chemical-free and GMO-free fresh veggies this time of year? Your back yard!

Information is power. Not only could wild edible plants help to save your life in a survival scenario, but they can also be used to supplement meals at home, involve the whole family in hunting and gathering exercises and reduce the weekly food budget.

Below are five very common wild edible plants that are easy to identify and easy to gather. And, they won’t wage war against your body. ---CONTINUED---

Wild Edible Plants

20 Edible Plants That Could Save Your Life
https://www.theprepperdome.com/plants-that-could-save-your-life/

  Sometimes, you have to think outside of the freeze-dried food paradigm. You may find yourself in the woods forced to run from your home or camp because of marauders with nothing to eat. Fortunately, there are many edible plants that can save your life if you know what they are, how to identify them and are comfortable with preparing them. ---CONTINUED---

10 Wild Edible Plants to Save Your Life
https://www.thereadystore.com/homestead/5197/10-wild-edible-plants-to-save-your-life/

If you were hunting this weekend and got lost, would you know what you could eat? Knowing what plants are edible and which ones are not can be the difference between life and death

Identifying edible plants
The first rule to follow is that if you can’t positively identify a plant, don’t eat it. A plant could be poisonous and if you identify it incorrectly, that could be a bad end.

To complicate things, some plants are fine to eat when they are young but become poisonous later on in their growth. Some plants are poisonous during certain seasons. Others just have certain parts of the plants that are poisonous.

While some of the plants below will not fit these descriptions, as a general rule of thumb, avoid plants that have: --- CONTINUED---

12 Best Wild Edibles You Can Forgage In The Wild
https://www.skilledsurvival.com/popular-edible-plants-flowers-usa/

  When forced into wilderness survival mode, knowing a few common edible plants and flowers is extremely valuable knowledge.

Heck, most of these might even make it into your kitchen on a regular basis.

But if fate hands you a raw deal, look for these best wild edible plants to help sustain. ---CONTINUED---

25 Wild Edibles That Might Be In Your Backyard
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/wild-edibles-backyard/

  Survival in an emergency largely depends on preparedness and knowledge. One way to make sure your family has enough to eat in an emergency is by building a survival food pantry. Another way is to learn how to forage for food.

Did you know that the wilderness—even the wilds of your own backyard—can provide an abundant supply of food and nutrition? By becoming familiar with the edible plants in your area, you will increase your chances of survival if disaster strikes. ---CONTINUED---

The Ultimate Army Field Guide to Wild Edible Plants
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/wild-edible-plants/

  Experts estimate that about 300,000 classified plants grow on the earth’s surface, including many which grow on mountain tops and ocean floors. Of these, 120,000 varieties are edible. Obviously, it is not possible to learn about all of these plants from reading this manual. If you are stranded, can identify the plant, and know how to prepare it properly, you should derive enough food substance to keep you alive.

For study purposes and future use, this manual gives descriptions and pictures of certain edible plants that can be eaten. Become familiar with these “pilot plants”; they will enable you to evaluate the food possibilities of other plants of the same variety. ---CONTINUED---

Surviving in the Wild: 19 Common Edible Plants
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/surviving-in-the-wild-19-common-edible-plants/

  Below we’ve given a primer on 19 common edible wild plants. Look them over and commit the plants to memory. If you’d like to discover even more edible wild plants, we suggest checking out the SAS Survival Handbook and the U.S. Army Survival Manual. ---CONTINUED---

21 Wild Edibles You Can Find in Urban Areas
https://www.askaprepper.com/21-wild-edibles-can-find-urban-areas/

  You don’t have to leave the city to get started foraging. Life finds a way, even through sidewalk cracks and abandoned lots. Once you learn to identify basic urban food plants, street trees that you’ve walked by hundreds of times will suddenly come alive with possibility. Who knew you some of the most popular shade and landscape trees are also tasty edibles? ---CONTINUED---

The 5 Most Common Edible Weeds In Your State
https://www.askaprepper.com/the-5-most-common-edible-weeds-in-your-state/

  This is a field guide to the most common plants found throughout the United States. When traveling outside of the southwest I often found myself lost when it came to what plants I could seek to use in a given territory. This list is based on my research documenting where useful plants are found in the United States, based on the USDA Flora Database. ---CONTINUED---

Here's 24 weeds in your back yard that you can eat, from the rustic elk:

https://www.therusticelk.com/edible-weeds/