FORAGING 101 ║ 1 Walk, 22 Discoveries in the Missouri OZARKS

*Update: What I thought was Poison Oak at the end is Virginia Creeper, and what I thought was Wild Lettuce is Ragweed!*


With the help of my good friend, BreAnna, we identified TWENTY-TWO plants around our property in southeast Missouri!

**Most of the plants came from Bo's book, but tell me if I got a plant or it's Latin name wrong!!**

So this is specific to our location, but I hope it inspires you to take a look around at the “wall of green” around you and take another look at what’s there that you can eat for free!

Most of them are edible, some are better left untouched…

Here is what we found, and page numbers correspond to Bo Brown's "Foraging the Ozarks".

0:00 The journey begins
0:28 #1 Broad-leaved plantain, page 138
1:15 #2 Mint, page 151
3:30 #3 Violet, page 178
4:58 #4 Dandelion, page 51
5:57 #5 Common burdock, page 34
7:27 #6 Wood sorrel, page 130
8:29 #7 White clover, n/a
9:16 #8 Asiatic dayflower, page 186
10:52 #9 Morning glory, n/a
11:12 #10 Willow tree, n/a
12:06 #11 Smartweeds, page142
12:32 #12 Common mushroom, n/a DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EAT
12:52 #13 Trumpet vine, n/a NOT EDIBLE
12:59 #14 Pokeweed, page 136 COOK DOWN
14:52 #15 Rose of Sharon, n/a
15:38 #16 Purslane family, page 149
16:20 #17 Wild carrot, page 27
17:36 #18 Cut-leaved coneflower, page 43
17:58 #19 Wild Wheat, n/a
18:10 #20 Tall thistle, page 38
18:42 #21 Wild lettuce, page 47?
18:54 #22 Poison oak, n/a


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