From what little I know and can tell I believe this is Gill over the ground. Can someone confirm it for me?
From what little I know and can tell I believe this is Gill over the ground. Can someone confirm it for me?
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That's a pretty blurry picture but it appears to be.
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I am using Peterson's Guide To Wild Edibles as reference.
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Gill over the ground has no look alikes that I'm aware of. If someone knows of one, chime in. There are a few ways to tell it that I look for. The first is it looks like an ivy (hence the "over the ground" name). It has a square stem that generally has some purple color in it. The leaves are fan shaped with lobed ends. The flowers are trumpet shaped. That's pretty much it and that's what the picture looks like to me.
It's in the mint family and pretty common just about everywhere. If you look around, you'll probably find purslane nearby. Both like disturbed soils so it's common to find both in the same area.
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I'm thinking it's the one Rick helped me identify a little while back. Compare it to this
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ad.php?t=11005
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The stem will tell you for sure. A good picture will, too.
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Thanks guys. I am 99.9% positive that it is Henbit. The site that Rick put in YCC's post verifies it. Thanks again
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What about that .1% of doubt?
Can't have that with carrots and hemlock.. just sayin.
Anytime we can help my friend. I'm learning too, so I'm not an expert by a long shot. I love trying though!
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Yeah, the first time you try a plant is a bit like Russian roulette. You go through the whole, "I'm sure that's what it is. I'm positive." Then you nibble just a bit so it doesn't kill you too dead.
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Yeah last time I ate something that I didn't know it Killed me, I'm lucky to have survived. =)
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