Foraging in Central Park - March 19, 2000
Foraging in Central Park, NYC on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill.
1: Wildman eating a dandelion leaf.
2: Common spice bush
3: Common spice bush closeup
4: Cornelian cherry
5: Gingko fruits and seeds on the ground.
6: Jet berry - Poisonous
7: Lesser celandine - Poisonous
8: Japanese knotweed
9: Star of Bethlehem - Poisonous
10: Central Park Lake
11: Central Park Lake
12: Egret eating fish
13: Garlic mustard - young.
14: Garlic mustard - young closeup.
15: Garlic mustard. Mature (i.e. second year)
16: Broadleaf or bitter dock
17: Mulberry tree
18: Common burdock
19: Japanese knotweed. Last year's stems. Good for flutes.
20: Japanese knotweed. Last year's stems. Closeup.
21: Kentucky coffee tree
22: Kentucky coffee tree. Seed pod.
23: Kentucky coffee tree. Beans. Need to be roasted in the oven before grinding.
24: Common violet
25: Field garlic
26: Poke weed. Out of season. Must be cooked or poisonous.
27: Sassafras. Wildman pointing out ridges in the bark.
28: Bush honeysuckle
29: Dead nettle. Not good to eat.
30: Chickweed
31: Sow thistle. Only edible in March.
32: Wild lettuce
33: Hazelnut
34: Beech. Good nuts only every 10 years.
35: Day lily
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