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A basket full of edible wild plants.
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...
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) | Cowslips (Primula veris) | Lamb's Lettuce (Valerianella locusta) | Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima) |
| Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus) | Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) | Land Cress (Barbarea verna) | Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides) |
| Annual Sea-Blite ( Suaeda maritima) | Crow Garlic (Allium vineale) | Large Bittercress (Cardamine amara) | Sea Spray (Suaeda maritima) |
| Apple Trees (Malus spp) | Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) | Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) | Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) |
| Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia) | Curled Dock (Rumex crispus) | Linden (Tilia x europaea) | Sessile Oak (Quercus robur) |
| Beech (Fagus sylvatica) | Damson (Prunus insititia) | Low Mallow (Malva pusilla) | Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) |
| Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) | Dandelion (Common) (Taraxacum officinale) | Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) | Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) |
| Birch (Betula pendula) | Dewberry (Rubus caesius) | Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis) | Silverweed (Argentina anserina) |
| Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) | Dog Rose (Rosa canina) | Marsh Samphire (Salicornia europea) | Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) |
| Bisort (Polygonum bistorta) | Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta) | Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) | Spear-leaved Orache (Atriplex prostrata) |
| Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum) | Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaulon) | Medlar (Mespilus germanica) | Spignel (Meum athamanticum) |
| Black Stone Flower (Scientific Name: Parmotrema perlatum) | Elder (Sambucus nigra) | Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) | Spruce (Picea spp) |
| Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) | European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) | Musk Mallow (Malva moschata) | Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) |
| Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) | European Pellitory (Achillea ptarmica) | Nipplewort (Lapsana communis) | Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) |
| Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) | Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) | Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) | Stork's Bill (Erodium cicutarium) |
| Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale) | Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) | Oak Moss (Scientific Name: Evernia prunastri) | Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) |
| Borage (Borago officinalis) | Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) | Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) | Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata) |
| Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) | Few-flowered Leeks (Allium paradoxum) | Oregon Grape (Mahonia spp) | Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) |
| Burdock (Arctium minus) | Field Mustard (Brassica rapa) | Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) | Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) |
| Caraway (Carum carvi) | Field Rose (Rosa arvensis) | Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) | Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) |
| Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) | Galingale (Cyperus longus) | Parsley Piert (Aphanes arvensis) | Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) |
| Chickweed (Stellaria media) | Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) | Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris) | Three-cornered Leeks (Allium triquetrum) |
| Chicory (Cichorium intybus) | Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) | Pignut (Conopodium majus) | Water Avens (Geum rivale) |
| Chives (Wild) (Allium schoenoprasum) | Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) | Pineappleweed (Matricaria discoidea) | Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) |
| Cleavers (Galium tricornutum) | Goosegrass (Galium aparine) | Primrose (Primula vulgaris) | Water Pepper (Persicaria hydropiper) |
| Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) | Gorse (Ulex europaeus) | Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) | Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) |
| Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) | Greater Plantain (Plantago major) | Ramsons (Allium ursinum) | Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) |
| Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) | Greengage (Prunus domestica subspecies italica) | Rapeseed (Brassica napus) | Welsh Poppy (Papaver cambricum) |
| Common Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) | Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) | Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) | White Clover (Trifolium repens) |
| Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius) | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | White Deadnettle (Lamium album) |
| Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) | Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus) | Red Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) | Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) |
| Common Daisy (Bellis perennis) | Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) | Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) | Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) |
| Common Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) | Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) | Reedmace (Typha latifolia) | Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) |
| Common Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) | Hazel (Corylus avellana) | Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) | Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) |
| Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) | Heartsease (Viola tricolor) | Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) | Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris) |
| Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) | Heather (Calluna vulgaris) | Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) | Wild Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) |
| Common Orache (Atriplex patula) | Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) | Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) | Wild Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum) |
| Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare) | Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) | Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) | Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) |
| Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) | Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) | Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa) | Wild Plum (Prunus domestica subspecies insititia) |
| Common Reed (Phragmites australis) | Hop Plant (Humulus lupulus) | Scots Lovage (Ligusticum scoticum) | Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) |
| Common Scurvy-grass (Cochlearia officinalis) | Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) | Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) | Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) |
| Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) | Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) | Sea Arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima) | Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) |
| Common Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) | Italian Stone Pine (Pinus pinea) | Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) | Wild Service Berries (Sorbus torminalis) |
| Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) | Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) | Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris maritima) | Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) |
| Common Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) | Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) | Sea Kale (Crambe maritima) | Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum) |
| Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis) | Juniper (Juniperus communis) | Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima) | Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) |
| Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas) | Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) | Sea Purslane (Halimione portulacoides) | Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
| Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) | Ladys Smock (Cardamine pratensis) | Sea Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritima) |
The alphabetical list of all wild food-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1369 recipes in total:
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