List of forageable plants

This article lists plants commonly found in the wild, which are edible to humans and thus forageable. Some are only edible in part, while the entirety of others are edible. Some plants (or select parts) require cooking to make them safe for consumption.

Field guides instruct foragers to carefully identify species before assuming that any wild plant is edible. Accurate determination ensures edibility and safeguards against potentially fatal poisoning. Some plants that are generally edible can cause allergic reactions in some individuals. U.S. Army guidelines advise to test for contact dermatitis, then chew and hold a pinch in the mouth for 15 minutes before swallowing. If any negative effect results, it is advised to induce vomiting and drink a high quantity of water.^[1] Additionally, old or improperly stored specimens can cause food poisoning.

Other lists of edible seeds, mushrooms, flowers, nuts, vegetable oils and leaves may partially overlap with this one. Separately, a list of poisonous plants catalogs toxic species.

List

These lists are ordered by the binomial (Latin) name of the species.

Trees and shrubs

Herbaceous plants

References

^ U.S. Department of the Army (2019). The Official U.S. Army Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-1-4930-4039-1. OCLC 1043567121.
^ Mabey (2012), 73
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^ Mabey (2012), 77
^ Mabey (2012), 41
^ a b Mabey (2012), 104
^ Mabey (2012), 37
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^ Mabey (2012), 33
^ Mabey (2012), 85
^ Mabey (2012), 64
^ Mabey (2012), 74
^ Mabey (2012), 97
^ Elias, Thomas S.; Dykeman, Peter A. (2009) [1982]. Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. New York: Sterling. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-4027-6715-9. OCLC 244766414.
^ Mabey (2012), 30
^ Pieroni, Andrea (2005). Prance, Ghillean; Nesbitt, Mark (eds.). The Cultural History of Plants. Routledge. p. 32. ISBN 0415927463.
^ Mabey (2012), 61
^ Mabey (2012), 62
^ Mabey (2012), 58
^ Mabey (2012), 51
^ Fagan, Damian (2019). Wildflowers of Oregon: A Field Guide to Over 400 Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Coast, Cascades, and High Desert. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4930-3633-2. OCLC 1073035766.
^ Benoliel 2011, p. 163.
^ Blackwell, Laird R. (2006). Great Basin Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of the High Deserts of Nevada, Utah, and Oregon (A Falcon Guide) (1st ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Morris Book Publishing, LLC. p. 213. ISBN 0-7627-3805-7. OCLC 61461560.
^ Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1968). Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables. HMSO. pp. 16–23.
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^ "Red-flowering Currant". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
^ Mabey (2012), 78
^ Mabey (2012), 72
^ Mabey (2012), 68
^ Mabey (2012), 71
^ Mabey (2012), 57
^ Tjandra, Cornelia (2019-05-16). "Yarrow, a Delicious and Nutritious Panacea". Eat The Planet. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
^ "Common Yarrow: Pictures, Flowers, Leaves & Identification | Achillea millefolium". Edible Wild Food. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
^ Mabey (2012), 112
^ Mabey (2012), 98
^ Mabey (2012), 100; Kallas (2010), 67
^ Mabey (2012), 103
^ "Imperata cylindrica". Plants for a Future.
^ Mabey (2012), 88
^ Mabey (2012), 108–111
^ Mabey (2012), 116
^ Mabey (2012), 112–115
^ Benoliel 2011, p. 73.
^ Mabey (2012), xx

Sources

Benoliel, Doug (2011). Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest (Rev. and updated ed.). Seattle, WA: Skipstone. ISBN 978-1-59485-366-1. OCLC 668195076.
Kallas, John (2010). Edible wild plants: wild foods from dirt to plate (1. ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1423601500.
Mabey, Richard (2012). Food for free (2012 ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 978-000-743847-1.