Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's guide to wild edible foods. As this recipe site has grown it has become necessary to split out and make more readily accessible various sub-sections of the site. This page links to all the recipes that use wild edible foods as a basis or an ingredient. This, in the main covers land plants, though there are sections for seaweeds and mushrooms/fungi as well.

All plants we eat were wild at some point, it's just that through selection and breeding they've been adapted by humans to be less bitter, less toxic, be bigger or have larger fruit or tubers or grains. So we have the foresight of our ancestors to thank for everything we eat. However, we tend to farm and eat only a very narrow range of plants. Some of these have wild relatives, parts of which are edible, but there are hundreds of plants that simply were not improved by humans... but they are still edible in their wild state. Of course, if you are selecting a wild plant to consume then you must be absolutely certain that you have recognised the plant correctly. Do not rely on a single source of information to recognise the plant and always take a good field guide with you. If you are not certain of your identification then do not pick the plant. Also always get the landowner's permission to pick any plants unless they are on public ground. Collect responsibly, do not take everything and leave the majority of the plants behind to grow and flower. Do not uproot plants unless they are classed as weeds and are in need of clearing.

For the most part, the wild foods presented here are British natives, though there are some garden escapees included where they are relatively common. Soon I am now starting to add plants for urban foragers. Enjoy...

Edible Wild Foods

Below is a table listing and giving links to all the wild foods listed on this site. Note however, that mushrooms and fungi and seaweed are excluded as they have their own pages.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)	Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)	Juniper (Juniperus communis)	Sea Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritima)
Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus)	Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)	Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)	Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)
Apple Trees (Malus spp)	Cowslips (Primula veris)	Ladys Smock (Cardamine pratensis)	Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)
Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)	Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides)	Lamb's Lettuce (Valerianella locusta)	Sea Spray (Suaeda maritima)
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)	Crow Garlic (Allium vineale)	Land Cress (Barbarea verna)	Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)	Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)	Large Bittercress (Cardamine amara)	Sessile Oak (Quercus robur)
Birch (Betula pendula)	Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)	Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)	Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)	Damson (Prunus insititia)	Linden (Tilia x europaea)	Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Bisort (Polygonum bistorta)	Dandelion (Common) (Taraxacum officinale)	Low Mallow (Malva pusilla)	Silverweed (Argentina anserina)
Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum)	Dewberry (Rubus caesius)	Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)	Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Black Stone Flower (Scientific Name: Parmotrema perlatum)	Dog Rose (Rosa canina)	Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis)	Spignel (Meum athamanticum)
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)	Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta)	Marsh Samphire (Salicornia europea)	Spruce (Picea spp)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)	Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaulon)	Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)	Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)	Elder (Sambucus nigra)	Medlar (Mespilus germanica)	Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica)
Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale)	European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)	Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)	Stork's Bill (Erodium cicutarium)
Borage (Borago officinalis)	European Pellitory (Achillea ptarmica)	Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)	Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)	Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)	Nipplewort (Lapsana communis)	Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
Burdock (Arctium minus)	Fat Hen (Chenopodium album)	Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)	Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
Caraway (Carum carvi)	Field Mustard (Brassica rapa)	Oregon Grape (Mahonia spp)	Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
Chickweed (Stellaria media)	Galingale (Cyperus longus)	Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)	Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)	Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)	Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)	Three-cornered Leeks (Allium triquetrum)
Chives (Wild) (Allium schoenoprasum)	Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus)	Parsley Piert (Aphanes arvensis)	Water Avens (Geum rivale)
Cleavers (Galium tricornutum)	Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)	Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris)	Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)	Goosegrass (Galium aparine)	Pignut (Conopodium majus)	Water Pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)	Gorse (Ulex europaeus)	Pineappleweed (Matricaria discoidea)	Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)	Greater Plantain (Plantago major)	Primrose (Primula vulgaris)	Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa)
Common Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)	Greengage (Prunus domestica subspecies italica)	Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)	Welsh Poppy (Papaver cambricum)
Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius)	Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria)	Ramsons (Allium ursinum)	White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)	Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)	Rapeseed (Brassica napus)	White Deadnettle (Lamium album)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)	Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)	Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)	Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)
Common Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)	Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)	Red Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)	Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Common Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)	Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)	Reedmace (Typha latifolia)	Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)	Hazel (Corylus avellana)	Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)	Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)	Heartsease (Viola tricolor)	Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)	Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Common Orache (Atriplex patula)	Heather (Calluna vulgaris)	Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium)	Wild Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum)
Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare)	Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)	Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)	Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)	Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)	Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)	Wild Plum (Prunus domestica subspecies insititia)
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)	Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)	Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa)	Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Common Scurvy-grass (Cochlearia officinalis)	Hop Plant (Humulus lupulus)	Scots Lovage (Ligusticum scoticum)	Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia)
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)	Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)	Sea Arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima)	Wild Service Berries (Sorbus torminalis)
Common Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)	Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)	Sea Aster (Aster tripolium)	Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)	Italian Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)	Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris maritima)	Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
Common Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)	Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)	Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)	Wood Avens (Geum urbanum)
Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis)	Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)	Sea Purslane (Halimione portulacoides)	Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)