#wild flowers

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Roasting wild flower bulbs, such as wild onions, garlic, or camas, requires careful identification, and slow cooking. Many wild bulbs (like wild alliums) can be tossed in oil and roasted at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes, while dense inulin rich bulbs like eastern camas, or wild hyacinth require avery low, 12 to 36 hour slow roast to break down sugars safely.

Critical Risk: Never eat a wild bulb unless you can identify the plant by its flowers, leaves, and overall structure, and are 100% sure of their identity. Many lily, and onion family toxic lookalikes contain dangerous cardiac glycosides, or alkaloids grow in the same regions, and share similar habitats. Also be aware that many commercial ornamental garden bulbs (like daffodils, tulips, or hyacinths) are toxic due to being treated with pesticides, and should never be eaten. Only forage edible native species with expert guidance.

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A first bud of Coca Cola (variety 'Cerasus') spotted in the undergrowth.

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City Nature & Wildlife London WWT by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: WWT London Wetland Centre is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, England, by Barn Elms. The site is formed of four disused Victorian reservoirs tucked into a loop in the Thames..a 105 acre wildlife haven with scenic walkways set amongst the lakes, pools and meadows that are home to birds, bats, water voles, grass snakes, amphibians, dragonflies and moths.

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