Wild Plants
Wild plants, weeds, edibles and fungi
Practical guides for identifying wild plants in and around the garden, including edible species, non-edible weeds, wildlife-friendly wildflowers and fungi.
All wild plant guides
9 guides — edible and non-edible wild plants.

WeedNon-edible
Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Toxic
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Wild edibleEdible
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Encourage
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Wild edibleEdible
Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
Encourage
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WildflowerEdible
White clover
Trifolium repens
Encourage
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Wild edibleEdible
Common chickweed
Stellaria media
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Wild edibleEdible
Broadleaf plantain
Plantago major
Encourage
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WeedNon-edible
Broad-leaved dock
Rumex obtusifolius
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Field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Toxic
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Wild edibleEdible
Wild garlic
Allium ursinum
Encourage
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