Plants Observed While Foraging this Evening
Toothpick weed (Visnaga daucoides)
Mountain pink (Dianthus armeria)
Nandina—an invasive berry bush with poisonous berries that I used in a winter ritual to make Morana water (personal, not traditional ritual)
Common eastern fleabane (Erigeron annuus), traditionally used medicinally by many Native American tribes
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)—some medicinal use by Native American tribes.
Cyperus strigosus, commonly known as False Nutsedge or Straw-colored Flatsedge
Allium Vineale/Wild Garlic —edible. I’ve been enjoying cooking with it the last couple of weeks.
Shiso/perilla (Perilla frutescens)—I was happy to find this in a wooded area as what I found last week is in an area that is frequently mowed over and I was seriously trying to decide if it was worth transplanting some if it. Edible herb traditionally used in Japanese and Korean cooking.
Ash seeds—toxic to pets. I have some on my altar that I moved to a higher point out of reach of our dog Marcy. Ash shows up frequently in European folklore and myth, for example Yggdrasil, the world tree in Norse mythology, is an ash.
It’s very green by the creek right now.
