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Edible Herbaceous Wild Plants Common to the James River Watershed Presented by, Carrie Edmonds

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Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Found on the North Bank Trail, North Side of Belle Isle, and the Belle Isle Rocks on the South Side of the Isle

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Lambs Quarters Chenopodium album Found on the Eastern Most End of the North Bank Trail and the Front Tip of Belle Isle

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Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Found in the sunny, open meadow near Reedy Creek

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Purslane Portulaca oleracea Found behind the soccer field across from the Cary Street Gym

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Stinging Nettles Urtica dioica Found on the Front Tip of Belle Isle

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Wild Onion Allium spp. Found in the sunny, open meadow near Reedy Creek and on the Northbank Trail

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Main Resource Lyle, K. L. The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts: How to Find, Identify, and Cook Them. Guilford: Morris, 2004,2010. Print.