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Lady's smock - Cardamine pratensis
A pretty meadow flower with a surprising spicy kick


Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana
Strongly flavoured leaves and roots are found on this plant


Himalayan balsam - Impatiens glandulifera
An invasive edible that has restrictions on harvesting


Hemlock water dropwort - Oenanthe crocata
Deadly poisonous plant that likes to grow in damp areas


Hemlock - Conium maculatum
A deadly poisonous member of the carrot family


Hedge garlic - Alliaria petiolata
A prolific garlic-scented member of the mustard family


Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna
This hedgerow staple is edible and a prized medicinal


Hairy bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta
A successful wildflower that tastes strongly of cress


Ground elder - Aegopodium podograria
Hated by gardeners but a wonderful parsley alternative


Gorse - Ulex europaeus
A very spiny shrub that flowers all year round


Gooseberry - Ribes uva-crispa
Wild growing ancestor of cultivated varieties


Fool's watercress - Apium nodiflorum
A water-loving plant with a carrot-like aroma


Flowering currant - Ribes sanguineum
A garden ornamental with edible uses


English yew - Taxus baccata
A long-lived poisonous tree


English oak - Quercus robur
A tree that supports thousands of species


Elder - Sambucus nigra
One of the most useful trees for a forager


Dewberry - Rubus caesius
Closely resembling a blackberry and full of flavour


Dandelion - Taraxacum "officinale"
A common plant of grassland with many edible uses


Damson - Prunus domestica spp. insititia
A hedgerow tree that produces good amounts of fruit


Crow garlic - Allium vineale
A wild onion that looks similar to chives


Cornsalad - Valerianella locusta
This edible plant is considered a gourmet salad leaf


Common sorrel - Rumex acetosa
A plant with a sharp, acidic taste that can liven up a salad


Common nettle - Urtica dioica
This stinging plant is highly nutritious and abundant


Winter warriors: how edible plants thrive in the cold
Ways plants are able to withstand the cold
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