Foraging in Prospect Park - July 1, 2006

Foraging in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Based on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill. I tried a new 105VR macro lens for this tour. The resulting focal length of 157mm was too long to easily take pictures.


1: Oyster mushroom.
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2: Oyster mushroom.
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3: Poisonous mushroom.
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4: Poorman's pepper.
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5: Poorman's pepper.
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6: Hedge mustard.
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7: Juneberry/Service Berry.
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8: Juneberry/Service Berry.
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9: Juneberry/Service Berry.
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10: Wood sorrel.
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11: Young hedge mustard with Lady's thumb surrounding it.
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12: Lamb's quarters.
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13: Poorman's pepper. Immature. No seeds yet.
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14: Lamb's quarters closeup.
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15: Burdock, flowers.
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16: Pokeweed starting to flower.
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17: Garlic mustard, second year.
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18: Violets and garlic mustard, first year. Closeup.
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19: Violets and garlic mustard, first year. Patch.
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20: White snake root. Wildman always tells a story about the times before they knew it was poisonous.
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21: Garlic mustard, second year. Patch.
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22: Gout weed. Patch. You want very small leaves. Edible from March to September.
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23: Gout weed. Flower closeup.
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24: Gout weed. Leaf closeup.
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25: Turkey tails. Like wood, but not poinsonous. Very pretty. They have to grow on wood.
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26: Turkey tails. Closeup.
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27: Enchanter's nightshade. Later in the year it has burrs which stick to your socks.
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28: Asiatic day flower. Leaves like string beans. Seeds like peas. Okay raw, but better in soups.
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29: Asiatic day flower. Closeup.
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30: Burdock, first year. Only tap root in season in summer. Other Fall(?) must cook.
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31: Burdock, second year.
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32: Bitter dock. Not edible. Too bitter.
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33: Burdock, flowers.
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34: Burdock, flowers.
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35: Common nightshade. Very poisonous.
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36: Jewelweed.
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37: Bitter dock. Closeup.
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38: Common spice bush.
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39: Poison ivy on tree.
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40: Poison ivy on ground. Leaf edges are smooth. Middle leaf has stem. Side leaves do not.
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41: Day lily.
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42: Another common spice bush.
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43: Poorman's pepper. A large patch.
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44: Field garlic. Bulb closeup.
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45: Echinacea. Root good for tea. "King of blood purifiers."
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46: Elderberry.
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47: Elderberry.
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48: Virginia creeper leaf closeup.
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49: Virginia creeper.
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50: Black raspberries.
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51: Black raspberries, first year. Blackberries are a biannual. No flowers the first year.
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52: Wineberry. Not native, so parks have been removing them.
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53: Elderberry flowers.
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54: Black cherry.
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55: Jewelweed.
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56: Jewelweed patch.
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57: Hedge mustard.
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58: Common mallow.
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59: Lady's thumb, flower closeup.
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60: Lady's thumb.
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61: Violet patch.
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62: Yellow watercress closeup.
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63: Yellow watercress patch.
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64: Purple flowering raspberries.
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65: Purple flowering raspberries.
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66: Common nightshade. Very poisonous.
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67: Forest russula mushroom. Tasteless.
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68: Amanita. Yellow patches mushroom? Poisonous.
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69: Very old bolete. By a couple weeks. Possibly chestnut. Now moldy.
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70: Elderberry. Wildman must have been talking about it.
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71: Redbuds.
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72: Dandelion. Too bitter now.
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73: Common plantain. Also good for mosquito bites.
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74: Quick weed. Must cook.
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75: Quick weed flower closeup.
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76: Black nightshade. Leaves bad. Seed may be okay.
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77: Chickweed. In season all year.
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78: White snake root. Poisonous.
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79: Dry and old dryad's saddle polypore. Edible when small and soft. Black shean, white underneath, smells like wells. These would be like leather.
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80: Lady's thumb.
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81: White snake root. Poisonous.
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82: Purslane with epazote in upper right.
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83: Epazote.
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84: Hibiscus.
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