Wild Edibles

CURRENT Wild Edibles

Wild onions growing in the author’s Botetourt County, Virginia front yard.

April’s Wild Edible: Wild Onions

Wild onions may start to appear as early as January but become much more prevalent come April.
Wild red mulberries growing along a Botetourt County, Virginia backroad.

May’s Wild Edible: Red Mulberry

Is the red mulberry the last spring flora to produce fruit or the first summer one?
Brown cup mushrooms growing in a Botetourt County, VA woodlot.

March’s Wild Edible: Brown Cup Mushrooms

The brown cup mushroom is an important harbinger of spring.
Turkey tail growing on a dead hardwood stump.

February’s Wild Edible: Turkey Tail Mushrooms

In our region, one of the most common mushrooms during the fall and winter is the turkey tail mushroom.
Gaultheria procumbens.

January’s Wild Edible: Teaberry

Gaultheria procumbens, also known as the winterberry, boxberry, and checkerberry more or less officially goes by the appellation of the Eastern teaberry, but most folks drop the first half of its name.

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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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