It is noted for attracting wildlife. 13. Comments. It was known as butter dock during old times as the large leaves was used to wrap butter. Here in wet Florida the Swamp Dock … Dock leaves are rather tart, and because of their high oxalic acid content, it's often recommended to only eat them in moderation, as well as to change the water several times during cooking. Christen says. Yellow Dock – also has a bitter taste; considered a healthy green; most of the plant can be eaten, though the older the plant, the tougher the roots Wild Carrot – can be eaten raw and the whole plant is edible, but be … It’s best eaten fresh. Eating: All above ground parts are edible, but the flowers can be bitter. A true … This common “weed” is actually edible; in fact, the entire plant is edible: roots, leaves and flowers. The leaves of Dock contain oxalic acid which is also found in … We have more wild edibles here than you can find, harvest and eat in a season. Burdock root has been used for centuries in holistic medicine to treat a variety of different conditions. The root of curly dock is yellow and intensely bitter. It’s also rather healthy, being a “cure-all” in herbal medicine. You’ll want to eat the leaves while the plant is still young, as mature leaves have a bitter taste to them. Broad Leaf Dock. Chickweed … It is in flower from June to October, and the seeds ripen from July to October. In North America, there are 25 species of Dock. One of these days I'll write with news, updates, or … The leaves become bitter early and contain a laxative effect. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) … The bitter Rumexes, or docks, have many medicinal application, from increasing red blood cell count to external use on wounds. Filed Under: edible, invasive Tagged With: bitter dock, chickweed, Connecticut, dock, east coast, foraging, garlic mustard, introduced, New Hampshire, New York, non-native. Burdock root is a vegetable that’s native to northern Asia and Europe. There are many edible docks in the Rumex genus, some native and some introduced. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. All of these dock species are edible and medicinal. Curly dock (R. crispus), patience dock (R. patientia), bitter dock (R. obtusifolius), and domestic dock (R. domesticus) are introduced species, whereas willow dock (R. triangulivalvis / R. salicifolius) and Western dock (R. occidentalis) … Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus) Also known as curly leaf dock, this plant is capable of growing up to 1.5 meters in height and is often found growing along roads. While it has traditionally been used for medicinal purposes, I prefer to use it in cocktail bitters. The application I am most familiar with is using the long leaves of the Swamp Dock, Rumex verticillatus, as astringent bandages. If you would like a free issue of the Wild Edible Notebook in PDF form, join the email list! Rumex juice is supposed to be good for stinging nettles bites but has not worked on me. The leaves help to soothe blisters, burns, and nettle stings. Rumex longifolius – Yard dock, dooryard dock or northern dock, this species looks very similar to curly dock, but the flavor is considerably more bitter. It is hardy to zone (UK) 5. Broad leaf dock is similar to curly dock in its growth habit (taproot, mucilaginous) but its leaves lack the highly wavy margin of curly dock. Filed Under: edible, invasive Tagged With: bitter dock, chickweed, Connecticut, dock, east coast, foraging, garlic mustard, introduced, New Hampshire, New York, non-native. Caution: You shouldn’t store this edible weed for later. May 6, 2012 at 7:50 am. Rumex obtusifolius is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). 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