Florida plants for salads--yes they are medicinal

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Not sure if I already posted this. I have no idea how many Floridians are on this group...but this is good information to have. These plants have medicinal properties of their own. Imagine in a salad!!! WOW!!!! The amaranth mentioned below is the spiny amaranth.

Elaine

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/9956/flsalad.htm

 

 

 

 

 

Florida Plants for Salads (leaves implies use young and tender)

information taken from Florida's Incredible Wild Edibles by Richard J. Deurling and Peggy S. Lantz

 

 

 

Botanical Name

Common Name

Part Used

Taste

 

Allium canadense

Wild garlic

leaves, bulbs, bulblets

 

 

Allium spp

Wild onion

leaves, bulbs

 

 

Amaranthus spp

Amaranth

leaves

 

 

Bidens alba

Spanish needle

flower petals

 

 

Brassica spp

Mustard

leaves, young seed pods

 

 

Cakile spp

Sea rocket

leaves, young seed pods

 

 

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's purse

leaves and seed pod

 

 

Cardamine pennsylvanicia

Bitter Cress

leaves, young seed pods

 

 

Cercis canadensis

Red bud

flowers

 

 

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Oxeye daisy

petals

 

 

Cirsium spp

Thistle

leaves (spines removed), 1st year root

 

 

Commelina spp

Dayflower

leaves

 

 

Erechtites hieracifolia

Fireweed

leaves

 

 

Galium aparine

Cleavers

leaves cooked and cooled

 

 

Helianthus tuberosus

Jerusalem artichoke

tubers

 

 

Hermerocallis fulva

Daylilies

young shoots, sliced tubers

 

 

Lactuca spp

Wild lettuce

leaves

 

 

Lepidium virginicum

Peppergrass

leaves and seed pod

peppery

 

Mentha spp

Mints

leaves

mint

 

Micromeria brownii

Creeping mint

leaves

 

 

Mitchella repens

Partridge berry

berries

 

 

Oxalis spp

Wood sorrel

leaves

sour

 

Parietaria floridana

Pellitory

leaves

possible allergen

 

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

False dandelion

leaves

 

 

Plantago major

Plantaim

leaves cooked and cooled

 

 

Pontederia cordata

Pickeral weed

leaves

 

 

Portulaca oleracea

Purslane

leaves

bland

 

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken fern

ypung fiddlehead under 2" (5cm)

 

 

Rhexia virginica

Meadow beauty

leaves

 

 

Rosa palustris

Swamp rose

petals

 

 

Rumex acetosella

Sheep sorrel

leaves and seeds

sour

 

Salicornia spp

Glasswort

young stem

 

 

Scirpus validus

Bullrush

tender young shoots

 

 

Serenoa repens

Saw palmetto

Terminal bud

 

 

Smilax spp

Greenbriar

young leaves and shoot tips

bland

 

Sonchus spp

Sow thistle

leaves

 

 

Stachys floridana

Florida betony

tubers

 

 

Stellaria media

Chickweed

leaves and stems

bland

 

Taraxacum officinate

Dandelion

leaves

bitter

 

Tradescantia ohiensis

Spiderwort

leaves, flowers

 

 

Typha spp

Cattail

young roots and shoots

bland

 

Viola spp

Violet

leaves, flowers

 

 

Vitis spp

Grape

young leaves and tendrils

sour

 

Youngia japonica

Youngia

leaves

bitter

 

Yucca aloifolia

Spanish bayonet

flower petals

 

 

Yucca filamentosa

Bear grass

flower petals