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Wild Edible Of The Week 47 "Milk Thistle"

Botanical name: Silybum marianum Common name: Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle, Cardus Marianus, Scotch Thistle, Mediterranean Milk Thistle, Veriegated Thistle Physical appearance: These are quite easy t...

Wild Edible Of The Week 48 "Burdock"

Botanical name: Arctium lappa Common name: Burdock, Beggar's Buttons, Happy Major, Clotbur Physical appearance: There are two prevalent species that grow in the UK. As the Arctium lappa is the larg...

Tree Top Guide - Willow

Botanical name : Salix (?) There are over 400 species including Salix purpea, fragilis, babylonica, alba, nigra... Common names : Willow, Weeping Willow (actually a hybrid), Osier, Sallow. Physical...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 44 " Kelp"

Botanical Name : Laminaria digitata Common names : Kelp, Oarweed Physical appearance : The average Kelp consists of a long stem (called a stipe) growing up to between 2 - 3 metres in height. The s...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 33 "Rowan"

Botanical Name : Sorbus aucuparia Common names : Rowan, Mountain-Ash, Amur mountain ash, European mountain ash, quick beam, rowan berry. Physical appearance : A relatively small tree, growing up t...

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 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 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...