cervid , squirrels and other wildlife already know that Ohio is teeming with edible plants . aboriginal trees offer just eats , ground botany admit berries and flavorous foliage , and even water plants can provide nutriment for people and animals . environ by Lake Erie on the N and the Ohio River on the south , and with much of the stated blanket by Appalachian Mountain foothills , the Buckeye State ’s temperate climate is conducive to a all-inclusive variety of fantastic , or natural , culinary plant growth . Survivalists should therefore have no problem with hunger in Ohio , although anyone miss a legal plant life cognition base must be extremely cautious , because poisonous varieties can mimic edibles in appearance and taste .
Berries
produce baseless throughout Ohio are trees , vines and plant that produce fruit , allot to the Ohio University Department of Environmental and Plant Biology . Some of those let in trees like May Malus pumila , elderberry , mulberry tree , peach , cherry and plum . tempestuous strawberries , smaller and sweeter than the store - bought variety , can also be found in the wilderness and in other overgrown places like hedgerows . blackberry bush and raspberries , growing in thickset , viney patch , are dauntless and prevalent .
Nuts
tree in Ohio also ply proficient protein sources via the nuts they bring forth . American Hazelnut , acorn , hickory and pitch-dark walnut tree are all hardy to Ohio , allot to Nature Hills Nursery establish in Omaha , Nebraska .
Roots and Greens
Easily picked plant on the ground offer sustenance . Winter , rock and water cress leaves are eatable , as are the young crowns and heads of dandelions ; Queen Anne ’s lace , or " tempestuous cultivated carrot " taproots ; leaves and bulb of wild onions , garlic and ramps ; blackberry bush and hiss leaves ; and grapeshot leaves , Ohio University Department of State .
Herbs
Several wild herbs that grow in Ohio are comestible . Some of those include the leaves of catnip , peppermint and Mentha spicata , according to an clause by Dr. Deborah Lee of Four Winds Farm in Quincy , Illinois .
Flowers
Edible flowers from plant like raging table mustard , clover , violet , blowball , wisteria , and lavender grow in Ohio , grant to OurOhio.org . chef count squash flower a delicacy , gourmandize the orangish efflorescence and shredding them into entry .
Fungi
mushroom-shaped cloud hunt is a favor pastime in Ohio . The Ohio State University Extension number many edible fungus varieties , let in morels , chanterelles , giant puff balls , shaggy mane , meadow mushrooms , S or chicken mushroom , slippy jack , and smooth white Leopetia .
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