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plants foraging guide Edible plants by latin name

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A

Aegopodium podagraria
(Ground Elder)
very common, edible good
Alliaria petiolata
(Garlic Mustard)
very common, edible
Allium ursinum
(Wild Garlic)
common, edible good
Anthriscus sylvestris
(Cow Parsley)
very common, edible
Arctium minus
(Burdock)
very common, edible
Armoracia rusticana
(Horseradish)
common, edible good

B

Barbarea Vulgaris
(Winter Cress)
common, edible
Beta vulgaris
(Sea Beet)
common, edible good
Borago officinalis
(Borage)
common, edible

C

Chenopodium album
(Fat Hen)
very common, edible
Crithmum maritimum
(Rock Samphire)
frequent, edible

D

E

F

Fagus sylvatica
(Beech)
very common, edible
Filipendula ulmaria
(Meadowsweet)
common, edible
Foeniculum vulgare
(Fennel)
common, edible good

G

H

Heracleum sphondylium
(Hogweed)
very common, edible good

I

J

K

L

Lamiastrum galeobdolon
(Yellow Dead-nettle)
common, edible
Lamium album
(White Dead-nettle)
very common, edible
Lamium purpureum
(Red Dead-nettle)
common, edible

M

Malva sylvestris
(Common Mallow)
very common, edible

N

O

Oxalis acetosella
(Wood Sorrel)
common, edible good

P

Plantago major
(Greater Plantain)
very common, edible poor

Q

R

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
(Watercress)
frequent, edible excellent
Rumex acetosa
(Common Sorrel)
very common, edible good

S

Salicornia europaea
(Marsh Samphire)
frequent, edible good
Smyrnium olusatrum
(Alexanders)
common, edible
Stellaria media
(Chickweed)
very common, edible
Symphytum officinale
(Common Comfrey)
common, edible

T

Taraxacum Officinale
(Dandelion)
very common, edible
Tilia europaea
(Common Lime)
common, edible

U

Urtica dioica
(Stinging Nettle)
very common, edible good

V

Veronica beccabunga
(Brooklime)
common, edible poor

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