Foraging by Chambers, Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Contents Preface An Introduction to Foraging

Getting Started Gathering Technique Identifying Plants Preparation and Preservation Technique The Golden Rules of Foraging

How to Use this Book Chapter 1: Garden and Urban

Borage – Borago officinalis Burdock – Arctium lappa; A. minus Common Chickweed – Stellaria media Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara Dandelion – Taraxacum officinale Ground Elder – Aegopodium podagraria Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis Wall Pennywort – Umbilicus rupestris Hairy Bittercress – Cardamine hirsuta Ivy-leaved Toadflax – Cymbalaria muralis Greater Plantain – Plantago major Biting Stonecrop – Sedum acre Rosebay Willowherb – Chamerion (Epilobium) angustifolium Red and White Dead Nettles – Lamium purpureum; L. album Stinging Nettle – Urtica dioica; U. urens Lime Tree – Tilia europaea; T. cordata

Chapter 2: Hedgerows and Meadows

Agrimony – Agrimonia eupatoria Blackthorn – Prunus spinosa Cleavers – Galium aparine Common Sorrel – Rumex acetosa Garlic Mustard – Alliaria petiolata Ground Ivy – Glechoma hederacea Hawthorn – Crataegus monogyna Horseradish – Armoracia rusticana Primrose – Primula vulgaris Tansy – Tanacetum vulgare Wild Hops – Humulus lupulus Woodland (Wild) Strawberry – Fragaria vesca Wintercress – Barbarea vulgaris Cow Parsley – Anthriscus sylvestris Three-Cornered Garlic – Allium triquetrum Sweet Cicely – Myrrhis odorata Bistort – Persicaria bistorta Blackberries – Rubus fructicosus Good King Henry – Chenopodium bonus-henricus Fat Hen – Chenopodium album Mugwort – Artemisia vulgaris Medlar – Mespilus germanica Silverweed – Argentina anserina

Chapter 3: Woodlands and Forests

Common Ash Tree – Fraxinus excelsior Beech Tree – Fagus sylvatica Sweet Chestnut – Castanea sativa Crab Apple – Malus sylvestris Ramsons – Allium ursinum Elder Tree – Sambucus nigra Hazel Tree – Corylus avellana Wood Avens – Geum urbanum Juniper – Juniperus communis Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia English Oak – Quercus robur Pignut – Conopodium majus Sweet Woodruff – Galium odoratum Common Hogweed – Heracleum sphondylium Common Broom – Cytisus scoparius Wild Cherry – Prunus avium Wild Raspberry – Rubus idaeus Black and Red Currants – Ribes nigrum and R. rubrum

Chapter 4: Grasslands and Heath

Bilberry – Vaccinium myrtillus Wild Chamomile – Anthemis nobilis Red Clover – Trifolium pratense Corn Salad – Valerianella locusta Common Gorse – Ulex europaeus Heather – Calluna vulgaris Salad Burnet – Sanguisorba minor Sow Thistle – Sonchus oleraceus; S. asper Yarrow – Achillea millefolium Wild Marjoram – Origanum vulgare Wild Thyme – Thymus polytrichus Wild Basil – Clinopodium vulgare Cowberry – Vaccinium vitis-idaea Crowberry – Empetrum nigrum Common Poppy – Papaver rhoeas Mint – Mentha spp. Catmint – Nepeta cataria Wild Parsnip – Pastinaca sativa

Chapter 5: Wetlands and Streams

Bog Myrtle – Myrica gale Lady’s Smock – Cardamine pratensis Meadowsweet – Filipendula ulmaria Watercress – Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Common Comfrey – Symphytum officinale European Cranberry – Vaccinium oxycoccus

Chapter 6: The Coastal Fringe

Alexanders – Smyrnium olusatrum Black Mustard – Brassica nigra Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare Common Mallow – Malva sylvestris Marsh Samphire – Salicornia europaea Red Valerian – Centranthus ruber Rock Samphire – Crithmum maritimum Scurvygrass – Cochlearia officinalis; C. danica Sea Beet – Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima Sea Kale – Crambe maritima Sea Purslane – Atriplex portulacoides Wild Cabbage – Brassica oleracea Sea Carrot/Wild Carrot – Daucus carota

Chapter 7: Seaweeds

Carragheen – Chondrus crispus Purple Laver – Porphyra umbilicalis Dulse – Palmaria palmata Sea Lettuce – Ulva lactuca

Chapter 8: The Forager’s Calendar Chapter 9: A Summary of Plants Bibliography Acknowledgements