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Getting Started
About the Database
Search The Database
Data Sources
Recommended Database Search Strategy
Plant Names (Taxonomy)
Confusing Genera
Index of All Animals in the Database
Index of All Plants in the Database
Foraging Safety
Risky Plants
Risks to Forager Folks
Cyanide Poisoning
Maple Toxicity
Nitrate Accumulation
Oxalates
Animal Poisoning Emergency
Foraging Ethics
Foraging Ethics
Harvesting Native vs. Non-Native Plants
Non-Native Wildlife Animals
About Endangered Plant Species
Food Harvest, Cleaning & Storage
Assessing Ripeness of Seed and Fruit
Storing Fruit
Storing Leafy Greens
Ethylene Gas and Food Quality
Storing Seeds
Cutting Browse
Storing Nuts
More Resources about Seed Saving
More Help & Ideas
About Acorns
For the Cottontails
For the Fawns
Instructional VIDEOS & PODCASTS
Grow Some Special Foods
Make a Gourmet Suet for Insect Eaters
Seed Swaps
Finding Volunteer Foragers
Finding Wildlife Rehabilitators
Glossary
References and Citations
Detailed Info
Autumn Olive
Blackhaw
Bristlegrass, Nodding
Cherry, Black
Chickweed, Common
Dandelion, Common
Dogwood, Flowering
Goldenrods
Lamb’s Quarter
Mustard, Field
Plantain, Common
Ragweed, Common
Redcedar, Eastern
Smartweed, Oriental Lady’s Thumb
Spicebush, Common
Sycamore, American
Thistle, Field
Wood Sorrel
Ranking Lists
19 Aquatic Greens
21 Favorite Flowers
25 Best Edible Roots
40 Best Nuts
75 Best Browse for Wildlife
75 Favorite Fruits
75 Great Greens
75 Favorite Wildlife Foods
75 Favorite Seeds
Top 10 Mammal Admissions
Top 20 Songbird Admissions
Contact & Gratitudes
More Help & Ideas
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