r/foraging

Got this springing up all over in one of my planters. Is it edible? Seattle, Washington.

Southern ontario - trying to forage nettles for the first time. I'm somewhat confident that the plant in the latter two photos are nettles, but they are growing alongside the simillar-looking plant in the first two photos. How can I tell the difference? Or are they the same plant but different varieties or ages?

I haven't been able to come across any super helpful sources for identifying nettles yet -- please share if you have any

Sorry in advance for the sub par photos, I was worried about getting stung bu the plant. Thank you!

Boiled down dandelion and violet petals with lemon juice, sugar, water . cheese clothed it then cold infused some petals we dried .

i ended up throwing some basil leaves in it for the last bit of the boil , to give it an more herbal flavor .

super fun thing to do with kids

Most were very small still, I was actually in the area to enjoy the flowers that are in bloom and wanted to see how the crop looked this year. This was the biggest nut I saw, but a couple bushes were far along like this.

I usually harvest here in August but now I'm thinking I might be missing an earlier wave. Going to keep a closer eye on the area this year

EDIT: So many comments! For everyone who is sad that I may no longer have blackberries, don't worry! There are still like four stalks just like the one I pulled up, in addition to the giant bramble of vines that already produce fruit every year. This is just the first time I've ever seen any new growth, so it was confusing to think it could be the same plant. Thank you for the feedback so I know to leave the rest of the stalks. Appreciate y'all and can't wait for these to mature!!

I went to put our blackberry vines on a trellis and saw this growing up between some of the vines. I assumed this plant was a weed of some sort and yoinked it, but the plant ID app I used says it's also a blackberry plant? I obviously don't put a lot of stock in the results of these apps now that AI has kinda poisoned them, so I figured I'd ask here.

Glove for scale in first pic and the third pic shows another one alongside the main blackberry vines. Should I pull the other one? Leave it? The "normal" vines popped up on their own from a neighbor's yard so we didn't plant them, and I hardly know anything about them.

As mentioned I was under the impression that all Physalis are edible when ripe (or at least wont do anything unless you eat an unrealistic amount), but I'm not sure if that astringent flavor is a bad sign or just means it was a n unlucky flavor profile from these individual plants. They were getting beamed on by the hot Florida sun all day every day and other ones nearby were already shriveling up even with the outside pod still greenish, so maybe that could be the cause of the unappealing taste too.

I live in British Columbia Canada. I have no idea what they are. There were hundreds of these guys this river.

Hello! I was wondering if anyone knew if this was poison hemlock. I have it all over my property and I have been telling my kids not to touch it.

I scrolled through the posts on here for a bit trying to see if anyone has identified one recently. I also looked online and watched a few videos but I noticed there are a few look a likes. Also my phone is telling me it’s cow parsley but it seems to contradict what I’m seeing online.

Please note: I’m not going to eat it! I’m just wondering for my own sanity if I’m being too cautious around it. I used gloves when handling it.

I’m in New York, USA

Thanks so much in advance! You guys are all awesome!

Over the past few days the whole family went around the neighborhood with some empty cottage cheese tubs and easily picked 5 cups of service berries (and a handful of mulberries). Made a pie today.

Will make a cobbler or just freeze them if I manage to get another big load over the next week or two.

Also known as Juneberries or Saskatoon berries :)

Ran into this beauty on my walk yesterday🤍 Does anyone recognize the type of flowers these are? I was wondering if they’re edible. Im making a clover syrup, and these would add nice color!

It’s surprisingly big!

But it’s most likely grays biscuit root. Apparently was very common food source for indigenous folks, grows all over on a rocky hillside behind my house. Unlikely to ever try eating this one unless I’m starving though lol as I’d hate to get the ID wrong 💀

Picked from a lawn beside a stump, spore prints included.