Edible, Useful and Medicinal Plants of the Philadelphia Area- Briar Bush Nature Center

PLEASE NOTE- this guide is for interest only. Eating wild plants has multiple risks. Many of these plants have toxic parts and can be toxic if not properly prepared. Collecting plants is often illegal in public areas, so get permission first, or grow at home.

Always gather ethically: 1. ...mais ↓

kousa dogwood 1
Cornus kousa
Canadian wild ginger 2
Asarum canadense
ostrich fern 3
Matteuccia struthiopteris
white oak 4
Quercus alba
American beech 5
Fagus grandifolia
spruces 6
Picea
eastern white pine 7
Pinus strobus
sweet birch 4
Betula lenta
northern spicebush 8
Lindera benzoin
sassafras 9
Sassafras albidum
eastern redbud 11
Cercis canadensis
burdocks 12
Arctium
Common Lambsquarters 13
Chenopodium album
Sheep's sorrel 14
Rumex acetosella
Indian strawberry 15
Potentilla indica
wineberry 16
Rubus phoenicolasius
American blackberry 17
Rubus allegheniensis
American black elderberry 18
Sambucus canadensis
violets 19
Viola
stinging nettle 20
Urtica dioica
hostas 21
Hosta
garlic mustard 22
Alliaria petiolata
Goutweed 23
Aegopodium podagraria
orange day-lily 24
Hemerocallis fulva
American pokeweed 25
Phytolacca americana
Japanese knotweed 26
Fallopia japonica
common jewelweed 27
Impatiens capensis
pale jewelweed 28
Impatiens pallida
American Plantain 29
Plantago rugelii
mulleins 30
Verbascum
hemp dogbane 31
Apocynum cannabinum

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