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Watercress: Ancient Flavor
Escaped througout most of North America Florida is the Winter Watercress Capital of the U.S. Leaf shape can vary Nasturtium officinale (nas-STUR-shum oh-fis-in-AY-lee ) is one of the oldest leaf...
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Corn Poppy
The Memorial Poppy, Papaver rhoeas (Yes, I, too, am a veteran thus on this Memorial Day let us think of friends and relatives and everyone’s loved ones who did not come home alive. More than a century...
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Basswood Tree, Linden, Lime Tree
Basswood leaves and bracts soon to be blossoming. Photo by Green Deane Tilia americana: Forest Fast Food My first recollection of basswood was not on the supper table but rather helping my step-father...
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Chickweed Chic
Chickweed Thrives in Cooler Weather. Photo by Green Deane Chickweed Connoisseurs You never know where you’ll find Chickweed but locally you know when: Winter. When I owned a lawn it showed up...
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Coral Bean: Humming Bird Fast Food
The Eastern Coral Bean is easy to spot this time of year. Photo by Green Deane Erythrina herbacea: Part Edible, Part Not Eastern Coral Bean in blossom The (eastern) Coral Bean is one of those damned...
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American Lotus: Worth Getting Wet For
The lotus is the largest native blossom in North America. Photo by Green Deane More American than apple pie Nature fights back. Much of Florida is giving way to housing. For several years I passed a...
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Tamarind
A pair of fruiting Tamarind Trees. Photo by Green Deane I drove past a dozen Tamarind trees for a decade or so until I looked up one day. The lumpy brown pods on pretty trees had finally caught my...
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Bougainvillea
Only the blossoms of one Bougainvillea, Brasiliensis is usable. We use the sepals not the flower itself. Bougainvilleas are often referred to as a toxic plant. The reason given is that scratches from...
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Marijuana Machinations
You can’t rummage around the woods as a forager without running into someone’s marijuana patch. Locally the most likely place to find said is on spoil islands, the ones created by dredging. Kids row...
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Sedum: Stonecrop
Sedum with mild flavored leaves. Photo by Green Deane Confessions of forager: In a general sense I have known for many years that “Stonecrops” were edible. I avoided them as they were usually...
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