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'''Gathering''', also known as '''foraging''', is the activity of collecting food from edible wild plants.
'''Gathering''', also known as '''foraging''', is the activity of collecting food from edible wild plants and [[fungi]].


== Safe and poisonous plants ==
== Safe and poisonous plants ==
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* Mulberry
* Mulberry
* Burdock
* Burdock
== Common edible wild fungi ==
* Morels
* Oyster mushrooms
* Chicken of the woods
* Maitake
* Pheasant back


==Dependencies==
==Dependencies==

Revision as of 00:11, 6 May 2025

Berry picking

Gathering, also known as foraging, is the activity of collecting food from edible wild plants and fungi.

Safe and poisonous plants

When gathering food from wild plants, it is important to recognize which food is safe for consumption and which is poisonous. There are a few mnemonics that help to recognize which berries are edible:[1][2]

  • "White and yellow, kill a fellow."
  • "Purple and blue, good for you."
  • "Red could be good, could be dead."

Likewise, there are rhymes specifically about recognizing and avoiding poison ivy:[3]

  • "Leaves of three, let it be"
  • "Berries white, poisonous sight."

Common edible wild plants

  • Dandelions
  • Purslane
  • Cattails
  • Elderberry
  • Wood sorrel
  • Mulberry
  • Burdock

Common edible wild fungi

  • Morels
  • Oyster mushrooms
  • Chicken of the woods
  • Maitake
  • Pheasant back

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 14 Survival Mnemonics That Could Save You From Big Trouble - Beth Dreher; Brandon Specktor. 22 August 2017. The Healthy. Retrieved on 27 October 2022‎.
  2. ↑ Get to Know Your Edible Berries with a Simple Mnemonic - Adam Pash, 10 August 2009. Lifehacker. Retrieved on 27 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Leaves of Three, Let it Be - Jay Kranyik, 1 December 2004, Appalachian Voices. Retrieved on 27 October 2022.
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