Phytolacca americana (Şekerci boyası) Amerikan üzümü bütün parçaları insanlar için zehirli o ve istilacı potansiyeli yüksek bir bitkidir. genellikle 2 ila 3 metre kadar büyüyebilen büyük beyaz kazık köklü çok yıllık bir bitkidir. Gövde: Kalın, kırmızımsı-mor yeşilimsi renkte. Yaprak: Büyük, yumurta biçimli, parlak yeşil. Çiçek: Yaz ortasından sonbahara kadar, beyaz-yeşil renkli salkımlar halinde açar. Meyve: Önce yeşil, sonra koyu mor-siyah renk alan, üzüme benzeyen parlak taneler. Zehirli özell

Can I eat this wild elderberry? Another lookalike that you should know about is Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa), which looks WAY closer to elderberry than Pokeberry (Phytolacca americana) to me. DWS usually fruits later in the season and has spikes on the bark, which elderberry lacks. Don’t forget, if you want to find elderberry, the BEST time is NOT now when they are fruiting, but when they are flowering. All of those timing windows are on my Interactive Forager’s Calendar. 📅 (link in b

POKE SALLET WILD LUNCH 🌱 Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is an abundant native plant that is well known for being toxic when consumed, however, it is also known for being edible and medicinal. In order to eat pokeweed, certain preparations are needed. Because the leaves are technically toxic, they must be boiled 2-3 times in order to render them safe to consume. Today I made poke sallet with a twist. Instead of using the traditional bacon and onions, I decided to use ground lamb and ramps. I al