Thistle – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Thistle (Cirsium species) This plant may grow as high as 1.5 meters (5 feet). It...
Taro, cocoyam, elephant ears, eddo, dasheen – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Taro, cocoyam, elephant ears, eddo, dasheen (Colocasia and Alocasia species) All plants in these groups...
Tamarind – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) The tamarind (also known as Tamon) is a medium to large, densely...
Sweetsop – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sweetsop (Annona squamosa) This tree is small, seldom more than 6 meters (18 feet) tall,...
Sugar palm – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) The Sugar Palm (also known as Arenga Palm, Areng palm, Black-fiber...
Sugarcane – how to identify sugarcane and use as a nutritious food source
Look for sugarcane in fields. It grows only in the tropics (throughout the world). Because it is a crop, it…
Strawberry – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Strawberry (Fragaria species) Strawberry is a small, low growing plant with a three-leaved growth pattern...
Sterculia – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sterculia (Sterculia foetida) Sterculias, also known as jangli badam, bastard poon trees, hazel sterculia, and...
Spatterdock or yellow water lily – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Spatterdock or yellow water lily (Nuphar species) The Spatterdock plant (also known as Water Lily...
Sorghum – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sorghum (Sorghum species) There are many different kinds of sorghum, all of which bear grains...
Sheep sorrel – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) Sheep Sorrel, also known as red sorrel, sour weed, and field...
Sea orach – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sea orach (Atriplex halimus) The sea orach (also known as Shrubby Orache, Saltbush) is a...
Screw pine – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Screw pine or Screwpine (Pandanus species) The screw pine is a strange plant on stilts,...
Saxaul – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron) The saxaul plant is found either as a small tree or as...
Sassafras – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) The Sassafras tree grows to about 10 feet tall with a crown...
Sago palm – where to find and which parts are edible
The sago palm is found in tropical rain forests. It flourishes in damp lowlands in the Malay Peninsula, New Guinea,…
Rose apple – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Rose apple (Eugenia jambos, Syzygium jambos) The Rose Apple tree (also known as Malabar Plum,...
Rock tripe – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Rock tripe (Umbilicaria species) The Rock Tripe plant is a lichen that forms large patches...
Reindeer moss – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Reindeer moss/lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) Reindeer moss (also known as Reindeer Lichen or Caribou Moss) is...
Reed – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Reed (Phragmites australis) The Reed is a large, tall, coarse perennial (comes back year after...
Rattan palm – use for food, water, and tool construction
The rattan palm is a strong, vine-like, robust climbing plant that differs from other palms in having tough, thin stems…
Purslane – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) The Purslane plant, also known as Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed, and Pusley,...
Prickly pear cactus – Surprise! All parts of this plant are edible!
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia species) The Prickly Pear (or Paddle) cactus has flat, padlike stems...
Pokeweed – the edible plant that also makes an excellent poison (good for dye and maybe even arthritis too)
Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) The Pokeweed plan, also known as Virginia Poke, American Nightshade, Cancer Jalap,...
Plantain, broad and narrow leaf – many uses including food and medicine
Plantain, broad and narrow leaf (Plantago species) Plantains come in two types – broad leaf...
