Plants of the Rocky Mountains by Linda Kershaw, et. wide. They are native to rocky, mountainous slopes in Europe and Asia, and are hardy in U.S. hardiness zones 3-11. Height: 35 cm (1 foot) Flowering: May to August. Habitat of the herb: Moist places, roadsides, stream banks and hedges. Better yet, it doesn’t hurt the plant at all to dig and use the tubers. Nettles are appearing, and I’ve seen the first Bistort coming up, so will try a variant on Dock Pudding soon. One orpine plant can yield an amazing number of tubers. Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops.The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. In fact, the only plants in the picture that you can’t eat are the grasses and the Hemlock Water Dropwort (bottom left corner). Today, I found some new shoots of orpine, sedum purpureum. These look vaguely like little cabbages and while small, say fingertip size, the entire plant is edible. A hot cress-like flavour. (1998) is not specific to edible wild plants, but when I found the plant in question in the picture index followed by the entry, lo and behold, I also discovered that our local roseroot is edible. Good field guides are invaluable. Orpine is apparently, Sedum telephium, is the same Gs as Autumn Joy, a commonly grown ornamental. Orpine and Garden Gnomes Finally, for much of Southern, Mid-Coast and Central Maine, a few wild edible plants are now available. Also commonly called Angelina stonecrop or Angelina stone orpine, Angelina sedum plants are low growing, spreading plants that only get about 3-6 inches (7.5-15 cm.) We highly recommend the following guides: - Identifying and Harvesting Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants by Steve Brill - Discovering Wild Plants by Janice Schofield. The best guides clearly explain identification, collection, and preparation techniques. Benefits They are leaf succulents found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into the southern hemisphere in Africa and South America. Nasturtium is often recognized for its bushing varieties and as a great groundcover plant, with edible flowers and leaves, but there are also climbing and trailing varieties that can serve as great edible additions to vertical gardens. There are multiple edible species in this picture: Ramsons (Wild Garlic), Lady’s Smock, Alternate-leaved Saxifrage, Orpine (top left), Lesser Celandine and Nettles – although those won’t be going in a salad! al. Some edible plants have deadly poisonous look-alikes. The Orpine, the largest British species of this genus, is readily distinguished from most of the other plants allied to it by its large, broad, flattened leaves and terminal heads of pinkish flowers, being the only British species with flat leaves. Orpine . 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