malterod

@jblue@mastodon.world All Asclepias have edible shoots in spring. I'm trying to grow them here just for that. So far the slug damage is very high because they didn't adapt to our European slugs.

@jblue@mastodon.world

@malterod do be careful. ❤️ There are tons of edible weedy plants from NA that won’t poison you that are less susceptible to slugs if you’d rather hear about them.

malterod

@jblue@mastodon.world I'd love to hear which ones you recommend. As far as I know, native people on your continent have eaten several species in this genus and there is evidence that the glycosides denature through cooking, right? I eat too many new plants on a regular basis not to be careful - but first I need to successfully grow them, then sample small, then research more etc. I'm far away from eating this plant in any quantity.

@jblue@mastodon.world

@malterod this is a non-exhaustive list of the best tasting very weedy edible plants of North America: 😊
Allium tricoccum
Amaranthus cruentus
Asimina (trees form colonies)
Boehmeria cylindrica
Chenopodium nuttalliae
Desmodium
Helianthus tuberosus
Melothria pendula
Passiflora incarnata
Pediomelum esculentum
Physalis grisea
Rhus (any edible species, the root suckers are edible)
Rubus occidentalis
Rumex (any edible species)
Tradescantia (any species)
Vitis rotundofolia