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