Wilderness Survival

Edible Wild Plants

Here's what a "grove" of the plants looks like. They are often found in clumps like this; it is not usual to find a single plant.

Indian Cucumber Root normally grows to about 8-16" tall.

The yellow flowers. They normally hang down, as in the next photo, but when they first start to bloom, the flowers are still pointing somewhat up.

Note how the flowers are now hanging down. This is their normal posture.

Unopened flowers as seen from the top.

The edible part: the roots. They may be eaten raw or cooked like root vegetables. They don't require very much cooking.

Note how small they are.

Eaten raw, they have a very fresh taste, like a very refined cucumber.

Here is a photo of a complete plant.

The tuberous root is at the lower left, the top of the plant is at the upper right.

Note that this plant has grown crooked. Normally the stalk is straight.

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