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Wild Plant Of The Week 3 - Poison Ivy

Botanical name: Toxicondendron rydbergii, Toxicodendron radicans, Toxicodendron orientale Common name: Poison Ivy, Western Poison Ivy, Eastern Poison Ivy, Asian Poison Ivy Taxonomy: Formerly thoug...

Wild "Poisonous" Plant Of The Week 7 -The Inky Mushroom

Botanical name: Agaricus moelleri Common names: Inky Mushroom, Dark Scaled Mushroom,   Seasonality: June to October (UK) Habitat: Northern, temperate woodlands and forests. Will appear sporadicall...

Wild Poisonous Plant Of The Week 6 - Destroying Angel

Botanical name: Amanita virosa Common name: Destroying Angel, Death Angel Best places to find: Generally, can be located in woodlands, growing on and amongst tree stumps/downed trees, both decidu...

Wild "Poisonous" Plant of The Week 8 - The Funeral Bell Mushroom

Botanical name: Galerina marginata. Common names: Deadly Skullcap, Funeral Bell Alan Rockefeller, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Seasona...

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...

Wild Poisonous Plant Of The Week 13 - The Daffodil

Botanical name: narcissus pseudonarcissus Common name: Daffodil, Distribution: Common throughout much of the temperate area. Most commonly found in woodlands and grasslands. Time of year: March, A...

WIld Plant Of The Week 4 - Poison Hemlock

Botanical name: Conium maculatum Common name: Poison Hemlock, Stink Flower, Badman’s Oatmeal, Curtains, Cartwheel, Devil’s Bread, Best places to find: Woodland clearings, road sides, along waterco...

Wild Edible Of The Week 49 "Blackthorn"

Botanical name: Prunus spinosa Common name: Blackthorn, Sloe Physical appearance: A tough, woody shrub that has small leaves and vicious thorns. In late Summer, it produces berries also know as "s...

Wild Plant Of The Week 54 "Stinkhorn"

Botanical name: Phallus impudicus Common name: Stinkhorn,Common Stinkhorn, Pricke Mushroom, Deadman's Cock, Witch's Eggs (refers to the early stage of development). Physical appearance: Initially ...

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...