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Wood avens - Geum urbanum
A common garden plant with aromatic roots


Wild radish - Raphanus raphanistrum
A spicy flavoured plant found on agricultural land


Smooth sowthistle - Sonchus oleraceus
A useful salad leaf often thought of as a weed


Shepherd's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris
A cress-like plant with heart-shaped seed pods


Ribwort plantain - Plantago lanceolata
An edible plant with many medicinal uses


Pineapple weed - Matricaria discoidea
A relative of chamomile with an exotic aroma


Miner's lettuce - Claytonia perfoliata
A plant with distinctive flowers that has naturalised in the UK


Three-cornered leek - Allium triquetrum
A non-native invasive member of the onion family


Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana
Strongly flavoured leaves and roots are found on this plant


Hedge garlic - Alliaria petiolata
A prolific garlic-scented member of the mustard family


Hairy bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta
A successful wildflower that tastes strongly of cress


Ground elder - Aegopodium podograria
Hated by gardeners but a wonderful parsley alternative


Dandelion - Taraxacum "officinale"
A common plant of grassland with many edible uses


Cornsalad - Valerianella locusta
This edible plant is considered a gourmet salad leaf


Common sorrel - Rumex acetosa
A plant with a sharp, acidic taste that can liven up a salad


Common nettle - Urtica dioica
This stinging plant is highly nutritious and abundant


Winter warriors: how edible plants thrive in the cold
Ways plants are able to withstand the cold


Common hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
A tasty wild green that should be treated with caution


Chickweed - Stellaria media
A very common plant excellent in salads


How to: dandelion coffee
Roasted dandelion root makes a drink uncannily like the real thing.
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