1500+ foraging pictures of common wild edibles in alphabetical order. Grouped by edibility, plants and mushrooms. Pictures within plants ordered by season.
This herb picture collection is intended to showcase a variety of plants and wild herbs, including plants used in herbal medicine, for food and more. It is not intended as a guide for self-medication. Mistaken identity or misuse of plants can result in injury or death....
One of the most popular wildflowers grown, this native North American perennial blooms in a traditional fall color palette of yellow with dark centers. Blooming from June to October, depending on your zone, these plants add dimension to the landscape and offer food for birds and bees alike. A...
Certain desert-living species of milkweed and spurge resemble cacti. This is an example ofconvergent evolution. (Convergent evolution occurs when unrelated species have the same adaptations for living in certain conditions). Other desert plants havethick, waxy leavesfor retaining moisture, orsmall leav...
Monarch Butterflies are under threat of extinction. There are several reasons.Probably the most significant concern is milkweed plants. Monarchs lay their eggs only on milkweeds, and that’s what their caterpillars eat. The number of milkweeds, however, is steadily decreasing because of genetically ...
Female monarch butterflies each lay around 300 to 1,000 eggs. The eggs are laid individually on the undersides of the leaves of milkweed plants. They are oval-shaped, around 1mm in height, and white / pale cream in color. Monarch butterfly eggs take from 3 to 5 days to hatch. ...
But they both taste bitter to predators! The monarch gets its bitterness from milkweed (toxic cardiac glycosides) and the viceroy gets it from the salicylic acid of plants from the willow family. The caterpillars of the viceroy look nothing at all like the monarch....
"Conner was surprised to learn that Monarch caterpillarsonly feed off of milkweed leaves. He asked me if we could plant a milkweed garden to help them and encourage others to help too." ~ Conner's Mom What a brilliant idea Conner. He suggeststhis sitewhich tells you all about Milkweed ...
My friend "Monarchs at the Beach" told me about her Milkweed Plant, and how it was a breeding ground for Monarchs, so I thought I would give it a shot. … Eastern Tailed Blue This picture was taken in my lawn of this small Blue nectaring on some sweet white clover. They are fairly...
Hawk Moth Caterpillar Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted. Hedgehog Thought to be one of the oldest mammals on Earth! Helicoprion Helicoprion was one of the largest cartilaginous fish of all time...