Wildflowers - Edible Species
This is a list of edible species found on this site, in order by the Common Name that is used for each species on this site. Click Here for a list of Poisonous Species
PLEASE NOTE: **YOU**, and ONLY YOU, are responsible for determining whether a particular species of plant is edible,
what parts are edible and when, and how to safely prepare/cook it.
When considering whether to eat a particular plant, you need to be very sure of its identification.
Many poisonings have happened due to misidentification!
The indications on this website as to edibility should be considered an overall summary only, and NOT a definitive source of information
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- Blueberry, Velvetleaf (Vaccinium myrtilloides) - The berries are delicious.
- Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) - The berries are edible, but hardly worth it due to the single hard seed at the center to which the edible part clings tenaciously.
- Carrot, Wild (Daucus carota) - Root is edible - tastes like carrots.
- Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) - Edible but extremely tart, hence the name!
- Cranberry, Large (Vaccinium macrocarpon) - Berries are edible. Best if cooked.
- Cranberry, Small (Vaccinium oxyoccos) - The berries are edible, although best if cooked first.
- Cucumber Root, Indian (Medeola virginiana) - Roots are edible raw or cooked. Taste like cucumber. However, they are very small.
- Currant, Wild Black (Ribes americanum) -
- Gooseberry, Prickly (Ribes cynosbati) - Fruits are edible.
- Gooseberry, Wild (Ribes hirtellum) - Fruits are edible.
- Leek, Wild (Allium tricoccum) - The leaves and bulbs are edible. raw or cooked.
- Lily, Trout (Erythronium americanum) - The corms (tubers) are edible raw.
- Lily, White Trout (Erythronium albidum) - The corms (tubers) are edible raw.
- Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) - The ripe fruits are edible. CAUTION: Do not eat the fruit until it is ripe. Ripe fruits are yellow and soft. Unripe fruits are greenish and not soft. They are slightly poisonous when unripe: green fruits are strongly cathartic.
- Milkweed, Common (Asclepias syriaca) - The flower heads can be fried in batter and eaten.
- Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) - Fruits are edible.
- Parsnip, Water (Sium suave) - Edible, but best avoided due to its similarity to the deadly piosonous Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
- Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) - The berries are edible, but not very flavourful.
- Raisin, Wild (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides) - Fruits are edible.
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.) - Berries are edible.
- Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) - Berries are edible. Leaves may be chewed for the wintergreen taste.
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