The St. George's Mushroom, or agaricus gambosus, is an edible mushroom of the agaricus variety, which…
Air potato is the common name of dioscorea bulbifera. The tubers sometimes weigh several pounds. They…
Apios Tuberosa grows the edible tuber known as ground nut. The flowers are brownish-purple. The habit…
Arachis is commonly know as Ground or Earth Nut. Arachis Hypogaea is known as Monkey Nut. The flowers…
Arrowroot, or obedience plant (Maranta arundinacea), is a large perennial herb of genus Maranta found…
Globe artichokes is grown for its edible flower heads. It is a strong, thistle-like plant.
The edible part of asparagus plumosus nanus grows at the tips of the branchlets. The plumosus nanus…
The fruit of the balsamocitrus dawei tree is edible. The fruit has a very thick, hard woody rind.
Victoria Beet is the common name of beta hortensis metallica. Used mostly for ornamental purposes, the…
Apple Berry is the common name of billardiera. The longiflora variety has greenish-yellow flowers that…
Boletus edulis, or common boletus, is an edible mushroom. It is a large mushroom with a dusky yellow…
Boletus edulis is an edible mushroom. It is often dried. The lower surface of the cap shows numerous…
Boletus subtomentosus is not poisonous, but it is of inferior quality for culinary purposes.
The outer segments of bomarea edulis are rose with green tips. The inner segments are spotted with rose.…
Borago officinalis, or borage, has blue or purplish flowers. It is used for culinary purposes in some…
Faba vulgaris is commonly known as broad bean. It is also known as the fava bean. The flowers are white…
Broad bean, or fava bean, seeds are a round or oval shape. There are three to eight seeds per pod. The…
The common name of camassia esculenta is Camash or Quamash. The flowers vary between blue and white.…
Cantharellus cibarius is known as the chanterelle mushroom. It is edible and commonly used as a vegetable.…
Illustrated is the foliage and a small tuber of dioscorea alata. The leaves are oblong and heart shaped.…
Fennel is a vegetable. Fennel leaves are usually used for garnish. The stalks are sometimes blanched…
The common name of ficus is the fig tree. Ficus cooperi has dark green leaves that are over one foot…
Filbert is a shrub that produces nuts, similar to the hazelnut. Filberts can be distinguished by the…
Fragaria vesca, or wild strawberry, has white flowers. The plant grows between six and twelve inches…
"It is rather larger than the common frog, and its nocturnal croakings are so loud and disagreeable,…
Fragaria vesca, or wild strawberry, produces red fruit. The fruit is edible.
Garlic is a vegetable used for many culinary purposes. Garlic is very rarely served raw because of it's…
The common names of gaultheria procumbens are creeping wintergreen and Canada tea. The berries are red…
The flowers of gaultheria shallon are white tinged with red. The berries are round and purple. The berries…
The goal of growing horseradish is to obtain roots as large as possible before they are old enough to…
Horsetail mushroom is the common name of coprinus comatus. It is an edible species and appears on lawns…
Hydnum is a species of fungi. Hydnum repandum is not uncommon in Great Britain. It can be found in woods,…
Indian fig, the common name of optunia ficus-indica, has yellow flowers that bloom in May. The fruit…
Leeks are cultivated for the lower part of its leaves. The lower parts of the leaves from a sort of…
The common name of lens is lentils. Lens esculenta is the edible variety. The flowers are small and…
Cabbage lettuces have broad, rounded leaves forming a low, spreading head nearly close on the ground.
Lewisia reiviva flowers are pink with a nearly white center. The flowers are about three to four inches…
Types of capsicums include chili, long red, long yellow, small red cayenne, round red, and round yellow.…
Beetroot is a vegetable usually used in salad. The deeply colored roots are the most desired part of…
The marasmius oreades mushroom varies from one to two inches across the cap. The stalk is about two…
Common morel is the common name of morchella esculenta. The stem is one to three inches high and the…
Morel is the common name of morchella esculenta. This fungi is rounded, oval, or conical. The external…
When mushrooms are about half way in development they are said to be in the "button" stage. They are…
New Zealand Spinach is cultivated for the use of its young leaves. New Zealand Spinach can be substituted…
The common name of phaseolous multiflorus is runner beans or kidney beans. This plant grows tall and…
St. George's Mushroom is the common name of agaricus gambosus. This species appears in the spring. This…