Eating Guide
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AgaveAgave is part of the genus of monocots, which is known as a flowering plant. Although it can live past two years, once the rosette (leaves) blooms it then dies.... Click to read more.
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AloeAloe Vera is a plant with just leaves and no stems. It grows between 2 to 3 feet tall. As it grows the leaves become thick with a green exterior. Inside the leaves is a juicy interior.... Click to read more.
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Asparagus FernThe 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 winter.... Click to read more.
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AvocadoAvocados are fruits that come from south central Mexico and some parts of southern California. This fruit has a dark green look to the skin and is usually is rough. The inside is soft and light green and is edible for human consumption.... Click to read more.
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BaneberryThe Baneberry contains toxins that have a possibility of instant sedative effect on the heart muscles for people. The most poisonous part of the plant is the berries. ingestion of the berries could cause cardiac arrest and fatalities.... Click to read more.
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Betel-nut PalmThe trees are tall with long drooping leaves. The fruit coming from the tree grows in clusters. The colors of the outer shells can vary from green, orange, red and yellow among others.... Click to read more.
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BittersweetThe bittersweet is a vine plant that has scatters of flowers in clusters between 3 and 20. The flower is purple with a yellow stamen. The fruits on the plant look like small red tomatoes... Click to read more.
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Black LocustBlack locust is found in very sunny areas. it does not do well in the shade so you will see this species in high traffic area in the woods where sun is most often seen. This plant has spines as it is young but loses most when they mature. in the summ... Click to read more.
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Black NightshadeThis plant has white flowers growing. The berries it produces are green until it's ripe. When it is ripe it will turn a bright red... Click to read more.
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Blue-green algaeThe Blue-green-algae lives in many different soils and water. They can live freely or in a symbiotic relationship with the plants that surround the area.... Click to read more.
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Boston IvyThis vine plant is a green plant that can grow up 30 feet with the stable structure including a tree or wall. The vines leaves change with the season to a bright red.... Click to read more.
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BoxwoodThis plant is a bush plant with small oval leaves. The plant is a bright green with variations in that coloring.... Click to read more.
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Bracken fernThe bracken fern has the same shape as most other ferns but the leaves have a fuller and softer look to it.... Click to read more.
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Branching Ivythe Branching Ivy is an evergreen plant. This ivy like most other ivy is a climbing plant and can grow over 60 feet tall given a sturdy surface including mountain sides, trees and other tall thick plants. The branching ivy is also seen as a ground pl... Click to read more.
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Broken FernBroken ferns are green with long stems that are covered in small leaves. Similar to other ferns the leaves are small and thin.... Click to read more.
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BuckthornThis are either a shrub or a small tree with small green leaves that are found in bundles. the leaves a a bright green color... Click to read more.
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Bull NettleThe Bull Nettle is a perennial plant that have stiff stems that are growing out of the central stock. the stock has many small sticky hairs.... Click to read more.
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BurdockThe Burdock is a large plant that grows tall and has large leaves up the stock. the flowers have circular heads with a small purple flowering on the top of it. the head is a grayish-purple.... Click to read more.
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CelastrusThe Celastrus is a tree/vine plant that bares a fruit that is between red and yellow. the leaves are football shaped all along the length of the branch/vine... Click to read more.
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Cherry treeThis is a tree that bares the cherry fruit.... Click to read more.
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Chinaberry treeThe Chinaberry tree is a tall wide branching tree that has fruit that are in bunches. The fruit are a yellowish orange. The leaves are oval in shape... Click to read more.
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Climbing NightshadeThe climbing nightshade is a vine plant that has purple flowers in a starfish shape. This plant also has berries on the vine that are red, green or orange in color.... Click to read more.
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CowbaneCowbane has many tiny white flowers and skinny tall stems. The stems can be reddish-green or green. These can be found in many areas including northern and central Europe, northern Asia, and North America typically in marshes.... Click to read more.
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Cuban LaurelCuban Laurel is a large woody plant in the fig family.The shrub can reach up to 33 ft tall with an equal spread. The trunk is grayish brown and the canopy is filled with small green leaves.... Click to read more.
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Deadly AmanitaAmanita is a genus of wild mushrooms, most of which are deadly. They vary in sizes and colors, but the most common are mushrooms with white stems, red caps with white specks on them.... Click to read more.
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Deadly NightshadeDeadly Nightshade has dark purple bell-shaped flowers and green (unripe) or black(ripe) berries. These berries grow separately on the plant while the less poisonous Black Nightshades berries grow in bunches. Another distinction between the two is Bla... Click to read more.
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Devil's IvyDevils Ivy is a plant commonly found as an indoor plant, with glossy green and yellow leaves.... Click to read more.
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DogbaneDogbane, Indian Hemp, and others of the Apocynum cannabinum family can grow up to 6 1/2 ft. tall with reddish stem that contain a white latex sap and clusters of small white or pink flowers. The leaves are long and green, smooth around the edges, and... Click to read more.
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EggplantEggplant is a plant species in the nightshade family. The stalk is a deep purple with large leaves and dark purple oval-shaped fruits hanging down from the stalk.... Click to read more.
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ElderberryElderberry is generally used for a homeopathic medicine when cooked for easing symptoms like back pain, cramps, sinus inflammation, and being used for cold and flu relief. As a raw substance, it is actually quite poisonous in humans and animals alike... Click to read more.