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IDENTIFYING WILD PLANTS



 



OVERVIEW

Learn how to properly identify wild edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants in
North America in this eLearning course. Designed for any outdoor adventurer,
this course will teach you the difference between wild carrot and water hemlock,
what plants taste like green beans or add spice to a salad, what to avoid on the
trail, and more.

Whether you’re a day hiker looking to snack on wild plants along the trail or an
experienced backpacker who wants to add freshly picked plants to your next meal,
this online course will teach you which plants near you are safe and which could
kill you.




YOU'LL LEARN

 * How to identify plants and plant families
 * Harvesting and processing techniques
 * What plants to avoid at all costs
 * 20 most common plants in North America
 * The most common regional plants


FEATURED LESSONS

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HARVESTING AND PROCESSING

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WHAT NOT TO PICK

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MOST COMMON PLANTS 1-10




INSTRUCTORS


BRIANA WILES

Having been in practice for more than a decade, it’s no surprise that Briana has
a huge passion for her career as an herbalist. Briana specializes in teaching
about wild foods, herbalism, and creating organic herbal body care products.
Rooted in Gunnison, CO, Briana has an abundance of wild plants—many of which are
edible or medicinal—in her backyard. Plus, she’s written two books about
foraging (Mountain States Foraging, and Mountain States Medicinal Plants) and
owns Rooted Apothecary, which has a store in Gunnison and another in Crested
Butte.




KAT MACKINNON

Kat is the botany course director and primary faculty at the Colorado School of
Clinical Herbalism. Kat lives just outside Boulder, CO, and when she’s not
working you can find her making plant medicine and exploring in the mountains of
the Colorado Front Range.



 



TABLE OF CONTENTS




INTRODUCTION


LESSON 1: COURSE OVERVIEW AND PLANT NAMES


LESSON 2: PLANT IDENTIFICATION

 * Plant Identification, Habitats, and Habits
 * Plant Characteristics
 * Plant Families


LESSON 3: HARVESTING AND PROCESSING

 * Harvesting and Processing
 * What Not To Pick


LESSON 4: 20 MOST COMMON PLANTS IN NORTH AMERICA

 * Most Common Plants 1-10
 * Most Common Plants 11-20


LESSON 5: BREAKING DOWN THE REGIONS

 * Breaking Down the Regions, Pacific Northwest and Mountain
 * Regions: Southwest and Midwest
 * Regions: Deep South and Southeast
 * Regions: Northeast, Alaska, and Hawaii


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