Eating Guide
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PeyotePeyote is a small, spineless cactus native to Mexico and southern Texas. It's known for its psychoactive properties containing mescaline and is used for medicinal, ritualistic, and cultural reasons. They are circular in shape and often grow in cluste... Click to read more.
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PlantainHas the shape of a banana but has a pale green or reddish brown exterior. The interior has a starchy taste... Click to read more.
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Plumosa FernThe plumosa fern, also known as asparagus fern, is a perennial herb with green stems with leaves. in the spring you see small flowers from the stem of the plant. In the summer you will see berries that will change from green to black as it turns to w... Click to read more.
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Poison HemlockPoison Hemlock is an extremely poisonous herbaceous flowering plant with a green or green and red hollow stem, finely divided triangular leaves, and clusters of very small white flowers that branch outward from the from the center.... Click to read more.
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Poison IvyPoison ivy is well known for its ability to give skin irritation, swelling, and itching due to the urushiol in its sap. Despite its name, poison ivy is actually not true ivy but a member of the cashew family. The plant is variable in looks but will a... Click to read more.
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Poison OakToxicodendron diversilobum (western poison oak) can be found throughout the west coast, mostly in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada. Toxicodendron pubescens (eastern poison oak) can be found in the south east from Virginia to Texas. Poison o... Click to read more.
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Poison sumacPoison sumac is a woody shrub or small tree found on the east coast but mostly in the southeastern United States. This plant, like poison oak and poison ivy, contain urushiol that can cause severe skin irritation, swelling, and itching. If the plant... Click to read more.
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PokeweedPokeweed, also known as dragonberries, poke sallet, and American pokeweed is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to ten feet tall. This plant has simple green leaves, bright or deep red stems, and long clusters called racemes of deep red, p... Click to read more.
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Precatory BeanAlso known as rosary pea, precatory bean is a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family. It's a slender climbing vine with pinnate leaflets and wraps around trees and shrubs. These beans are used for instrument use, jewelry, and medicinal use in... Click to read more.
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Ripple IvyRipple ivy is very similar to common ivy or English ivy, however may vary in shape or color. All ivy is toxic and should not be fed to your pets.... Click to read more.
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Rosary PeaAlso known as precatory bean, rosary pea is a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family. It's a slender climbing vine with pinnate leaflets and wraps around trees and shrubs. These beans are used for instrument use, jewelry, and medicinal use in... Click to read more.
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Sago PalmSago palms are large plants native to Japan that are typically used for landscaping or ornamental purposes. This plant produces a large crown of dark green, feather-like leaves, and a thick trunk that has a large husk.... Click to read more.
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Self-branching IvySelf-branching ivy, mainly known as English ivy, is ivy that has the ability to grow on structures such as walls, fences, and trees. The leaves are usually a dull green with visible veins, and potential variable patterns.... Click to read more.
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Senna beanSenna is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family mostly found in tropical areas but are worldwide. The leaves of these plants are often opposite paired on the branch. This plant also has yellow flowers and and legume pod containing the... Click to read more.
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Shamrock plant (False Shamrock)Also known as wood sorrels, false shamrock is a species of flowering plants that can be found throughout most of the world. The leaves look similar to shamrocks or clovers except larger and more triangular, and the flowers are deeply veined, ranging... Click to read more.
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Silver Lace FernAlso known as slender brake or sword brake fern, the silver lace fern plant is a species found in primarily in Asia and the Pacific. This plant looks much like other ferns but a distiguishing feature is the bright white base at the end of each leaf,... Click to read more.
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Skunk CabbageSkunk cabbage is a plant that grows around wetlands and constant moist places typically in the eastern parts of North America. This plants fragrance resembles the stench of a skunk, hence the name. The red or yellow flower is slightly pitcher shaped... Click to read more.
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Snake PalmSalak, or snake palm tree, is a palm tree that bears a unique fruit and is native to Indonesia. This palm can get up to twenty feet tall with several leaflets and the fruit grows in clusters with a brown scaly skin with three lobes of edible pulp.... Click to read more.
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Solomon's SealSolomon's seal plants are a species of flowering plants native to Europe and Asia. These plants have small white tubular flowers that hang down from an arching stem.... Click to read more.
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Sow ThistleThe sow thistle can be found in many forms but a bright yellow flower with many petals protruding from the center is a good indicator.... Click to read more.
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StinkweedStinkweed, more commonly known as field pennycress, is a flowering plant in the cabbage family native to Eurasia and a common weed found in North America. These plants vaguely resemble mustard plants, but with white or pink flowers and heart-shaped l... Click to read more.
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StrawStraw comes from the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up the majority of the crops barley, oats, rice, rye, and wheat.... Click to read more.
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Sweetheart IvySweetheart ivy, also known as English ivy, is a flowering plant of the ivy family. You can find this plant climbing on buildings, fences, and around wooded areas. The leaves are usually a dull green with visible veins. Sweetheart ivy is a smaller ver... Click to read more.
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TarweedTarweed is a flowering plant in the daisy family found in the western part of North America, mainly in California. This plant has showy flowers with bright yellow sunray-like petals and a slender, hairy stem.... Click to read more.
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ThornappleThornapple, also known as jimsonweed, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family. This plant stands out with is foul-smelling, trumpet-shaped, pale purple or white flowers, white roots and stem, and toothed leaves. Jimsonweed also has s... Click to read more.
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Timothy HayTimothy hay is a type of grass that lives for more than two years, native to most of Europe. It is named after Timothy Hanson who brought it from New England to the southern states during the early 18th century. Timothy hay can grow up to 59 inches t... Click to read more.
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ToadstoolsToadstools, also known as mushrooms, are a fleshy fungus that usually have a stem, cap ("umbrella" part of the mushroom), and gills (the ridged underside of the cap) that produce spores. Mushrooms come is many varieties, many are edible to humans, ot... Click to read more.
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TobaccoNicotiana, more commonly known as tobacco plants, is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs native to to many places throughout the world including North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and more. These are used for several different thing... Click to read more.
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Virginia CreeperVirginia creeper, also known as five finger ivy and Victoria creeper, is a flowering vine in the grape family found in North America. Each leaf has five green leaflets that join in the center of the stem creating something resembling fingers. The ste... Click to read more.
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Wild CarrotsWild carrots, also known as bird's nest and bishop's lace, is a white flowering plant found in temperate areas in Europe and Asia however has been naturalized in many other places. These plants have a long solid stem with a large cluster of small whi... Click to read more.