Rachel’s Wild Plants Blog

Learn About Edible & Medicinal Herbs, Shrubs and Trees

There’s a new plant every Friday – we’re just getting started! Browse the Index or Tags, or check out the latest:

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  Currants – Ribes SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Tiny Tart Berry of Wild PlantsSeptember 23, 2022
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  The Wood Folk Diaries: Volume 3, Chapter 10: Violets for Greater FritillariesSeptember 17, 2022
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  Common Bracken – Pteridium Aquilinum: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Sunny Fern of Wild PlantsSeptember 16, 2022
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  Docks – Rumex SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Yellow Root of Wild PlantsSeptember 9, 2022
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  Sheep Sorrel – Rumex Acetosella: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Sour Spinach of Wild PlantsSeptember 2, 2022
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  Sweetgrasses – Anthoxanthum SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Sacred Grass of Wild PlantsAugust 26, 2022
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  Wood Ferns – Dryopteris SPP.: Inedible Fiddlehead of Not So Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsAugust 19, 2022
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  The Wood Folk Diaries: Volume 3, Chapter 9: Red Admirals in the NettleAugust 17, 2022
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  Lady Fern – Athyrium Filix-femina: Edible & Medicinal Uses of an Alt Fiddlehead of Wild PlantsAugust 12, 2022
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  Horseweed – Conyza Canadensis: Edible & Medicinal Uses of Another Overlooked Pollinator Fav of Wild PlantsAugust 5, 2022
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  Common Lilac – Syringa Vulgaris: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Candy of Wild PlantsJuly 29, 2022
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  Horseradish – Armoracia Rusticana: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Sting Nose of Wild PlantsJuly 22, 2022
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  The Wood Folk Diaries: Volume 3, Chapter 8: NJ Tea with Azures and Endangered Mottled DuskywingsJuly 17, 2022