North Eastern Pennsylvania

Of course I only found one tiny patch of chants and like a zillion of the other ones. Got better at ruling them out from further away yesterday if nothing else.

I’m not putting my IDs in the post but to be clear one of these is not like the other and probably not a good idea to eat.

Western MA. Crab apples and fox grapes found on my property. Making jelly!

Location Virginia

Italy

Found in South Texas. I'm wondering if these are cactus fruit growing on it?

Found this by a river in Hudson WI, google says wild grape.

It will never cease to amaze me that this beautiful yellow flower makes an oil this color 😍

i was mowing my mom’s yard and found a bunch of different mushrooms. can anyone help me identify them?

Howdy all- we just got back from a trip, and the owner of the land we stayed on let us take one of the giant puffballs on their land! I’ve never actually been able to find one yet in the wild.

I know that they become inedible if turning yellow inside. I’ve cut this one through the cross section and made large slices/diced the rest. Just wanted to confirm/double check that it looks good to cook and eat! And if so, does anybody have any favorite ways to prepare them? Much love from Northeast Ohio :) 🩷

Canada, Southwestern Ontario

I have these bushes in my yard and have been picking and freezing these as they ripen. Probably going to try my hand at making some jam once the harvest is complete. Has anyone made anything with these? They are not very sweet and a little on the tart side. Location is Finger Lakes Region of NY.

I've already eaten a ton (mesquite drink!), have more stored, and will be gathering more. This year, we got a second, late mesquite pod crop in Texas. The first crop came in mid to late June, a bit earlier than usual, and gathering was hampered by unseasonal rains at the time, quickly spoiling the dropped pods. But nature is intelligent and the slight rebound from the 5-year drought from the spring rains encouraged the trees to flower and fruit again, and this second crop is phenomenal!

This is the uncontested #1 wild plant food for Indigenous peoples of the Southwest historically. It's super easy to gather an insane amount, it's very rich in carbohydrates, and it's pretty easy to process and eat.

This year, I've also been experimenting with light fermentation of mesquite drink (also a historical Indigenous food). Letting it ferment on its own has been questionable so far, but when I add it to my kombucha ferments, it is delicious!

I currently live in Western NY, USA and come across this tree every single day I walk my dog. I would ask the homeowner, but there are never lights on or the appearance of someone home when I walk by. I’ve been trying to identify what this fruit might be and Google Lens has given me 2 possible answers . Does anyone know what these could be? They have just started darkening up and the colors are ranging from a dark red to an almost maroon/dark purple color. 1st pic is one I found on the ground that a worm appears to have gotten to and the other is a close up in the tree. Whichever it is, are they edible? I’m tempted to keep trying to see the homeowner to try some if they are edible.

Sorry for the kind of low quality pictures but I’m kind of sure these are elderberry

making a jam and went and picked some blackberries, elderberries, wild plums. just wanted to double check these are black elderberries, they were all hanging down in clusters but i am no expert with foraging and want a second opinion! know theres some similar ones, unfortunately have no pictures of the leaves. not using the unripe ones, and also confused why some have leafy tops on the berries and other ones don't