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Holy Puffballs, Batman!

August 13, 2010 Erica M. Davis 6 Comments

Beaver pond at 12,000 feet, home of our puffball discovery.

All this rain is making the mushrooms come out—a connection I never made before since I’m pretty much a beginner with edible fungi. So, when Gregg and I took a long, off trail hike above our house to an isolated beaver pond at 12,000 feet, crossing an above tree-line meadow to … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude Colorado, east coast, foraging, fungi, Maine, mushroom, puffball, Rocky Mountains

Roseroot is Edible, Who Knew?

August 11, 2010 Erica M. Davis 1 Comment

What I believe to be rosecrown, or Sedum rhodanthum.

I first noticed roseroot on a high-country hike above Fairplay, Colorado as Gregg and I were scrambling up a rock face, off-trail as usual. The plant is distinctive and attractive—tiny, blood-red flowers atop a fleshy stalk with spirally overlapping (Peterson, 1977) succulent, … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude, medicinal bluebell, Colorado, dandelion, dock, foraging, orpine, pickles, purslane, recipes, Rocky Mountains, rosecrown, roseroot, sedum, stonecrop, succulent

Tiny Cornucopia of Colorado Wild Edibles

July 30, 2010 Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

A cornucopia of Colorado wild edibles. From left to right, mustard, peppergrass, red clover, pennycress, white clover, wild strawberry peeking through, yarrow, and dandelions.

It’s a treat to be home to the quiet of the mountains again. I awoke today to the sweet, silent obscurity of the early morning dark followed by a sunrise of pale yellow behind bulbous, deep purple clouds left over from last night’s rainstorm. It must have rained hard while we … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude, medicinal, summer clover, Colorado, flowers, foraging, mustard, pennycress, peppergrass, Rocky Mountains, strawberries, tea, yarrow

Roadside Cow Parsnip Boiled in Tap Water—Delicious!

June 24, 2010 Erica M. Davis 3 Comments

Mature cow parsnip.

The other day I wrote about fireweed, the wild edible plant that Gregory Tilford chose to honor by adorning the front cover of his book with it. Earning a similar distinction on the cover of Kathryn G. and Andrew L. March’s 1979 guide, Common Edible and Medicinal Plants of … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude Colorado, cow parsnip, foraging, Rocky Mountains

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