Foraging in Prospect Park - Nov 28, 1999
A "Wildman" Steve Brill foraging tour of Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
1: Hedge Mustard
2: Hedge Mustard
3: Hedge Mustard
4: Lambs-Quarters
5: Lambs-Quarters. Here's some that's six feet tall!
6: White Snakeroot - poisonous. Wildman holding some and telling the story of the cows eating it and poisoning people drinking the milk.
7: Field Garlic (Wild Onions)
8: Artist's conk mushroom (Ganoderma applanatum) - medicinal, not edible.
9: Gout Weed
10: Gout Weed
11: Oyster Mushroom
12: Oyster Mushroom. Lots of them!
13: Oyster Mushroom - Wildman holding some.
14: Oyster Mushroom. More of them.
15: Oyster Mushroom. These were found by a couple not on the tour.
16: Turkey Tail Mushroom
17: Common Blackberry - out of season.
18: Pokeberry - poisonous. Steve giving a story.
19: Crepidotus Mushroom - not good to eat.
20: Crepidotus Mushroom - not good to eat.
21: Chicory
22: Northern Bay Berry (wild bay leaves)
23: Poor Man's Pepper
24: Poor Man's Pepper
25: Poor Man's Pepper
26: Wild Parsnips. A nice patch.
27: Wild Parsnips. Wildman starting to dig up the first one.
28: Burdock. Second year.
29: Burdock. First year.
30: Mugwort
31: Chickweed
32: Curly Dock (Yellow Dock)
33: Common Blue Violet
34: Gingko. Leaves and a few fruits.
35: Beefstake (Shiso)
36: Ragweed - not edible.
37: Ground Ivy
38: Velvet Foot Mushroom (commercially is Enotake) - too old to eat.
39: Wineberry (Wild Raspberry) - out of season.
40: Bitter Dock - not as good, too bitter.
41: Wild Lettuce
42: Wild Lettuce
43: Osage Orange - not edible, reputed to keep away roaches.
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