Foraging in Central Park - August 20, 2000
Based on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill in Central Park, Manhattan.
1: Lamb's quarters
2: Lamb's quarters closeup
3: Epazote
4: Jet berries. Poisonous.
5: Cornelian cherries. The national fruit of Turkey.
6: Catalpa tree. In bean family. See pods.
7: Ducks eating duckweed.
8: View of lake extension covered with duckweed.
9: Duckweed closeup on a stick.
10: Woman on a rock.
11: Lake view
12: Lady's thumb. In smartweed family. Check for little hairs on tops of leaves.
13: Virginia knotweed. In fall seeds pop off. Not edible.
14: Garlic mustard. 1st year. Leaves at this time of year too bitter to eat.
15: Garlic mustard root. Like horseradish.
16: Garlic mustard 2nd year. Seeds are good.
17: Wood sorrel
18: Burdock 1st year. Can dig up root.
19: Burdock 2nd year. Root like wood.
20: Poor man's pepper
21: A blackberry about to be grabbed.
22: Kentucky coffee tree beans. Can be collected year round. Must be baked for three hours before using.
23: A Kentucky coffee tree bean is sprouting.
24: Common blue violet.
25: Field garlic. Bulbs edible now.
26: Horse nettle. Poisonous.
27: Asiatic day flower. Young leaves and flowers edible raw.
28: Sassafras leaves.
29: Wildman holding sassafras root.
30: Elizabeth showing the blackberries she collected.
31: Hazelnut tree
32: Hazelnut closeup.
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