07-05-2014, 01:44 PM
ed. to add, bananahead's post was not up yet when I started mine.
Oneself, the name ginger is used for numerous species.
Kahili ginger is Hedychium gardnerianum, not edible.
Edible ginger is Zingiber officinale.
There are lots of botanical sites on the web, so if you find something and you know the common name, you can easily bring it up and learn about it.
You really should not be picking stuff in the wild and thinking about cooking it until you know a lot more about the plants here, unless you shown by someone who really knows. There are a lot of poisonous plants growing here, and others that will just make you really sick.
You might want to watch the film "Into the Wild," if you have not seen it. [
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That's a shame about the dog. If you see a dead animal, you should probably call the humane society so they can take care of it.
Oneself, the name ginger is used for numerous species.
Kahili ginger is Hedychium gardnerianum, not edible.
Edible ginger is Zingiber officinale.
There are lots of botanical sites on the web, so if you find something and you know the common name, you can easily bring it up and learn about it.
You really should not be picking stuff in the wild and thinking about cooking it until you know a lot more about the plants here, unless you shown by someone who really knows. There are a lot of poisonous plants growing here, and others that will just make you really sick.
You might want to watch the film "Into the Wild," if you have not seen it. [
]That's a shame about the dog. If you see a dead animal, you should probably call the humane society so they can take care of it.