@malterod this is a non-exhaustive list of the best tasting very weedy edible plants of North America: šAllium tricoccumAmaranthus cruentusAsimina (trees form colonies) Boehmeria cylindrica Chenopodium nuttalliaeDesmodium Helianthus tuberosus Melothria pendulaPassiflora incarnata Pediomelum esculentumPhysalis griseaRhus (any edible species, the root suckers are edible)Rubus occidentalis Rumex (any edible species)Tradescantia (any species)Vitis rotundofolia
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I'm growing Rhus typhina, Rhus aromatica, Rhus glabra and have some seedlings going of Rhus trilobata this year. I've been interested in them for the fruit / spice mostly, but never heard of the suckers being edible. They are all very prolific growers here so that would be interesting to learn more about.
@malterod @malterod Iāve only made ālemonadeā out of the berries and eaten them raw. But apparently, the root suckers should still be soft when you collect them and you steam them. Rhus glabra is what grows locally and I collected the seeds too early last year and they werenāt viable. Iām going hiking regularly this month so maybe I can try to make vegetative cuttings. It grows up everywhere along the sides of roads but not in a convenient place to stop.