Useful and Edible Plants of California 2

Useful and Edible Plants of California (3)

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Gather only what you need or use. You should leave more than enough for the plant to easily reproduce and grow. Also know that gathering in State and National Parks and wildlife preserves may be detrimental and/or illegal. Be sure to get permission from the landowner of private property before gathering wild plants.


Oak gall	Oregon grape	Osage orange	Pineappleweed	Poison hemlock

Poison oak	Snowberry	Soaproot	Sticky monkey flower	Stinging nettle

Storkbill	Sycamore	Toyon	Valley oak	Watercress

Western redbud	White alder	White alder	Wild cucumber	Wild ginger

Wild grape	Wild radish	Wild radish	Wild rose	Willow

Woodland rose	Wood sorrel	Yarrow	Yerba buena	Spanish bayonet

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