Only Plant In Its Genus
Call it an occupational hazard but I began to wonder one day how many genera were unique, that is, they had just one edible species in them, the so called monotypic genus. Some families are huge such...
View ArticleEdible Flowers: Part Six
Edible Flowers Make Every Dish Festive Burnet, Magnolia, Fennel, Garden Sorrel, Tansy, Pink Wood Sorrel, Sunflower, Pineapple Guava, Prickly Pear, Pansies Burnet Blossom Burnet (Sanguisorba minor) is...
View ArticleEdible Cultivated Flowers
I have written extensively on this site about edible flowers, both cultivated and wild. Here 98 previous separate entries about cultivated flowers are in one spot. So if it seems you have read parts...
View ArticleWild Fennel: Foeniculum vulgare
Collecting Fennel Pollen, photo by the Pollen Ranch One of the outstanding sensory experiences of hiking in Greece is smelling in the wild herbs one usually buys in little plastic containers. Thyme...
View ArticleEdible Plants of Cyprus (and Greece)
Classic simple Greek Meal of “horta” Dear Reader: I started this list years ago and have never had the time to finish it, that is, make separate entries with photos. But it has good information so I...
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