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RE: Wildcrafted Medicine: The Magnificent Healing Properties of the Common "Weed" YELLOW DOCK

I'll give you my top 5 weeds to eat and I think they are all in the DFW area -- lambs quarter, redroot pigweed amaranth, dandelions, dock, and field mustard. I eat a lot of all of these weeds here in Oregon's Willamette Valley, but they are nearly everywhere. I've eaten them in a lot of different states in the US. They are from different plant families and have different tastes. There are a lot more great greens, but with these five, you have got a lot of good food! They are real food for regular people!

Here are their scientific names, in order, just so nobody is confused by the common names that I use: Chenopodium album, Amaranthus reflexus, Taraxacum officianale, Rumex crispus, and Brassica rapa.

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Thanks for sharing, @haphazard-hstead! It's incredible how robust plants are, with many edible "weeds" able to thrive in a variety of climates and environments. That's another reason this information is so important to share!

You're welcome. There is a reason that so many of these "weeds" were carried by people moving to new areas! I like that we all have something in common, too, with these plants growing wild around our towns.