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