Amanita mushroom. That’s Hillbilly language for “I am going to eat a mushroom”. Actually many species of Amanita are deadly, and the genus accounts for the vast majority of lethal mushroom poisonings. But this one is quite tasty. A. jacksonii, American Caesar’s Mushroom. . . . #mushroom #amanita #wildfood #wildedible #appalachia https://www.instagram.com/p/CEImX7YFZaZ/?igshid=3casrkwg0c7q

Huge old oak tree from one of my local woods. The centre of the tree has hollowed out. I once saw a fox climb up it and disappear into a hole in the crown of the tree. #tree #trees #oak #fox #nature #foraging #forage #foraged #bushcraft #survival #wilderness #botany #outdoors #outside #walking #hiking #countryside #wildlife #natural #organic #tree🌳#wild #cooking #ingredients #leaves #woodland #forest #wildedible #forager #outdoorsman

Some ramps (Allium tricoccum) that we saw on the herb walk in Indiana yesterday. These are a sort of wild leek that grows in the woods around here. They have a more delicate texture than, but a similar flavour to, wild garlic (Allium vineale). Ramps are a much prized wild food in Appalachian hunter-gatherer culture. . . . #ramps #wildedible #wildfood #allium https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9pTC0hJ1F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fm7d8gjm2aip

I wanted to post some more about kingnut, since it was unfamiliar to a lot of people. These three nuts—a regular hickory nut, a pecan, and a kingnut— are all hickory nuts of different types. As you can see in the second picture, the pecan and kingnut are shaped along similar lines, but the pecan is skinnier. . . . . #wildfood #ediblewildplants #wildedible #foraging #gathering #nut https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDsy8OB5eK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bcv9z8y0oymm

Millet type grains like this are the easiest true grain to find and forage in the wild here in lexington. Amaranth and various members of the buckwheat family are also plentiful summer and autumn cereals, but not grains in the strictest sense. . . . . #wildedible #foodindependence #wildfoodlove

Orpine, a common succulent to find out in the woods . . . . #wildedible #wildfoodlove #succulents

Tiny plant #1: a small bittercress (Cardamine). Edible and spicy. . . #herbalmedicine #wildedible #signsofspring #garden

So this is Queen Anne's Lace aka Wild Carrot and it actually is where the cultivated carrots we grow come from. Now like any kind of wild edible/medicinal plant your should ONE HUNDRED PERCENT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT. This can be confused with the hemlock plant which is poisonous and CAN KILL YOU IN AN HOUR IF EATEN. So there you have it...NOW, about Queen Anne's Lace...it can be used for: Various Urinary Tract and Bladder Issues like to much uric acid(that causes gout and yes it helps with gout too), kidney stones, water retention, etc. It can treat dysentery, gas, helps against heart disease and all kinds of shit. Once the flower is bloomed the root is too rough to eat but the flowers can be eaten raw, or cooked. The seeds can be used to make oils, tea or in soups. Pregnant women shouldn't eat it though. Hippocrates actually would have the seeds used for birth control thousands of years ago...wild huh? But this is a weed that shouldn't be simply discarded. Kinda long but when walking the dogs I saw this lone #plant and thought I would share about this #medicinalplant #wildedible #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2gce8p2pV/?igshid=1j5q5x9gv275e