Draft:Edible Plants and Fungi of the UK

There are a large number of plants and Fungi in the UK that are edible.

There are some plants that have parts that are edible whereas other parts are not. For example, all parts of a yew tree are toxic except the berries. The seeds inside the fruit are also toxic, so caution is advised. A dandelion is an example of a plant that is fully edible from roots to petals.

 Edible Plants 

Dandelion

All parts are edible. Common uses:

- Roasting the roots to make a coffee substit

- Using the petals to make dandelion wine

- at least two sources saying what parts of the plant are edible

- common name for plant as well as latin

- common uses of the plant/nutritional content

-specific warnings such as hogweed and giant hogweed and yew tree berrys

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-dandelions

-plantain

-stinging nettles