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