Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's guide to wild edible foods. As this recipe site has grown it has become necessary to split out and make more readily accessible various sub-sections of the site. This page links to all the recipes that use wild edible foods as a basis or an ingredient. This, in the main covers land plants, though there are sections for seaweeds and mushrooms/fungi as well.

All plants we eat were wild at some point, it's just that through selection and breeding they've been adapted by humans to be less bitter, less toxic, be bigger or have larger fruit or tubers or grains. So we have the foresight of our ancestors to thank for everything we eat. However, we tend to farm and eat only a very narrow range of plants. Some of these have wild relatives, parts of which are edible, but there are hundreds of plants that simply were not improved by humans... but they are still edible in their wild state. Of course, if you are selecting a wild plant to consume then you must be absolutely certain that you have recognised the plant correctly. Do not rely on a single source of information to recognise the plant and always take a good field guide with you. If you are not certain of your identification then do not pick the plant. Also always get the landowner's permission to pick any plants unless they are on public ground. Collect responsibly, do not take everything and leave the majority of the plants behind to grow and flower. Do not uproot plants unless they are classed as weeds and are in need of clearing.

For the most part, the wild foods presented here are British natives, though there are some garden escapees included where they are relatively common. Soon I am now starting to add plants for urban foragers. Enjoy...

Edible Wild Foods

Below is a table listing and giving links to all the wild foods listed on this site. Note however, that mushrooms and fungi and seaweed are excluded as they have their own pages.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)	Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)	Lamb's Lettuce (Valerianella locusta)	Sea Spray (Suaeda maritima)
Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus)	Cowslips (Primula veris)	Land Cress (Barbarea verna)	Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Annual Sea-Blite ( Suaeda maritima)	Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides)	Large Bittercress (Cardamine amara)	Sessile Oak (Quercus robur)
Apple Trees (Malus spp)	Crow Garlic (Allium vineale)	Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)	Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)	Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)	Linden (Tilia x europaea)	Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)	Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)	Low Mallow (Malva pusilla)	Silverweed (Argentina anserina)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)	Damson (Prunus insititia)	Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)	Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Birch (Betula pendula)	Dandelion (Common) (Taraxacum officinale)	Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis)	Spear-leaved Orache (Atriplex prostrata)
Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)	Dewberry (Rubus caesius)	Marsh Samphire (Salicornia europea)	Spignel (Meum athamanticum)
Bisort (Polygonum bistorta)	Dog Rose (Rosa canina)	Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)	Spruce (Picea spp)
Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum)	Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta)	Medlar (Mespilus germanica)	Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Black Stone Flower (Scientific Name: Parmotrema perlatum)	Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaulon)	Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)	Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica)
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)	Elder (Sambucus nigra)	Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)	Stork's Bill (Erodium cicutarium)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)	European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)	Nipplewort (Lapsana communis)	Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)	European Pellitory (Achillea ptarmica)	Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)	Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale)	Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)	Oak Moss (Scientific Name: Evernia prunastri)	Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
Borage (Borago officinalis)	Fat Hen (Chenopodium album)	Oregon Grape (Mahonia spp)	Sweet Vernal Gras (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)	Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)	Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)	Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
Burdock (Arctium minus)	Field Mustard (Brassica rapa)	Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)	Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Caraway (Carum carvi)	Galingale (Cyperus longus)	Parsley Piert (Aphanes arvensis)	Three-cornered Leeks (Allium triquetrum)
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)	Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)	Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris)	Water Avens (Geum rivale)
Chickweed (Stellaria media)	Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus)	Pignut (Conopodium majus)	Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)	Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)	Pineappleweed (Matricaria discoidea)	Water Pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
Chives (Wild) (Allium schoenoprasum)	Goosegrass (Galium aparine)	Primrose (Primula vulgaris)	Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Cleavers (Galium tricornutum)	Gorse (Ulex europaeus)	Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)	Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa)
Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)	Greater Plantain (Plantago major)	Ramsons (Allium ursinum)	Welsh Poppy (Papaver cambricum)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)	Greengage (Prunus domestica subspecies italica)	Rapeseed (Brassica napus)	White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)	Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria)	Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)	White Deadnettle (Lamium album)
Common Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)	Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)	Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)	Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)
Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius)	Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)	Red Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)	Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)	Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)	Reedmace (Typha latifolia)	Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)	Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)	Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)	Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Common Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)	Hazel (Corylus avellana)	Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)	Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Common Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)	Heartsease (Viola tricolor)	Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium)	Wild Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum)
Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)	Heather (Calluna vulgaris)	Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)	Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)	Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)	Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)	Wild Plum (Prunus domestica subspecies insititia)
Common Orache (Atriplex patula)	Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)	Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa)	Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare)	Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)	Scots Lovage (Ligusticum scoticum)	Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)	Hop Plant (Humulus lupulus)	Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)	Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia)
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)	Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)	Sea Arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima)	Wild Service Berries (Sorbus torminalis)
Common Scurvy-grass (Cochlearia officinalis)	Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)	Sea Aster (Aster tripolium)	Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)	Italian Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)	Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris maritima)	Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
Common Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)	Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)	Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)	Wood Avens (Geum urbanum)
Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)	Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)	Sea Purslane (Halimione portulacoides)	Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Common Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)	Juniper (Juniperus communis)	Sea Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritima)
Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis)	Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)	Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)
Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)	Ladys Smock (Cardamine pratensis)	Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)