Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate by John Kallas giraffes the Ottoman empire

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From Richard IIIWalt Whitman

Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate by John Kallas giraffes the Ottoman empireWild spinach about 7 feet tall and fully mature. Well fed wild spinach is well branched and produces a huge quantity of seeds when mature. The leaves are still edible at this stage but are reduced in quality, taking on a somewhat off flavor. According to research on other mature plants, the leaves on these older plants retain most of their nutrients and phytochemicals as long as they are still green. (Left: The author stands in for perspective, 2006.)