Index for Album F-2000-11-19: Foraging in Central Park - Nov 19, 2000

Based on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill in Central Park, Manhattan.

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1 Wild raisin Wild raisin, close up.
Scientific name: Viburnum opulus or V. cassinoides
2 Wild raisin Wild raisin
Scientific name: Viburnum opulus or V. cassinoides
3 Jet berry Jet berry, poisonous.
Scientific name: Ardisia humilis
4 Multi-floral rose with mold on the rose hips Multi-floral rose with mold on the rose hips.
Scientific name: Rosa spieces
5 Wrinkled rose Wrinkled rose, Wildman sbout to eat a rose hip.
Scientific name: Rosa rugosa
6 Wrinkled rose Wrinkled rose, the only flower left.
Scientific name: Rosa rugosa
7 Wrinkled rose Wrinkled rose. Note feathered compound leaves.
Scientific name: Rosa rugosa
8 Witch hazel Witch hazel
Scientific name: Hamamelis
9 Epazote Epazote
Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides
10 Poor man's pepper Poor man’s pepper
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum
11 Black nightshade Black nightshade, poisonous.
Scientific name: Solanum americanum
12 Lamb's quarters (not on tour) Lamb’s quarters (not on tour). Also white snake root in upper right.
Scientific name: Chenopodium album
13 White snakeroot gone to seed White snakeroot gone to seed. Poisonous.
Scientific name: Ageratina altissima
14 Hawthorne Hawthorne
Scientific name: Crataegus species
15 Hawthorne closeup Hawthorne closeup
Scientific name: Crataegus species
16 Hawthorne berry with larva inside Hawthorne berry with larva inside
Scientific name: Crataegus species
17 Lady's thumb Lady’s thumb
Scientific name: Polygonum persicaria
18 Dandelion Dandelion. Okay to eat now.
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale
19 Wildman looking at snakeroot flower Wildman looking at snakeroot flower.
Scientific name: Ageratina altissima
20 Northern bay berry (male) Northern bay berry (male)
Scientific name: Myrica pensylvanica
21 Mulberry tree Mulberry tree
Scientific name: Morus
22 Japanese knotweed Japanese knotweed
Scientific name: Fallopia japonica
23 Japanese knotweed shoots Japanese knotweed shoots. Will come up and be edible next spring.
Scientific name: Fallopia japonica
24 Mugwort Mugwort
Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris
25 1st year burdock 1st year burdock. Root can be dug up.
Scientific name: Arctium species
26 2nd year burdock 2nd year burdock. Not edible. Note burrs.
Scientific name: Arctium species
27 Burdock roots some people dug up Burdock roots some people dug up.
Scientific name: Arctium species
28 Kentucky coffee tree pod and seed Kentucky coffee tree pod and seed.
Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus
29 Kentucky coffee tree Kentucky coffee tree. The pods up in the tree will fall in the spring.
Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus
30 Garlic mustard Garlic mustard, 1st year.
Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis
31 Smaller mugwort Smaller mugwort
Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris
32 Violets Violets
Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
33 Violet seed pod Violet seed pod. Not edible.
Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
34 Field garlic Field garlic
Scientific name: Allium vineale
35 Sassafras tree trunk Sassafras tree trunk
Scientific name: Sassafras albidum
36 Sassafras saplings Sassafras saplings
Scientific name: Sassafras albidum
37 Raspberry bush Raspberry bush
Scientific name: Rubus occidentalis
38 Raspberries Raspberries. These not ripe yet. There were a few ripe ones way in the back of the bunch.
Scientific name: Rubus occidentalis
39 Smooth sumac Smooth sumac
Scientific name: Rhus glabra
40 Smooth sumac berries Smooth sumac berries
Scientific name: Rhus glabra
41 Crabapple tree Crabapple tree. The brown ones are ripe.
Scientific name: Malus
42 Gingko berries Gingko berries
Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba
43 Gingko leaves Gingko leaves
Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba
44 Red juneberry Red juneberry
Scientific name: Amelanchier species
45 Red juneberry closeup Red juneberry closeup
Scientific name: Amelanchier species

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