Plant Atlas




This digital Plant Atlas is intended as a field guide to document the edible biodiversity of the Netherlands throughout the seasons, bringing attention to the often-overlooked plants that are commonly dismissed as weeds but can be appreciated as delicacies.

Please note that the atlas is intended for educational and documentation purposes only. It should not be used as a definitive tool for plant identification, especially when dealing with species that have poisonous lookalikes. If you are unsure about a plant's identity, always consult a local ecologist or experienced forager before harvesting or consuming it.



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MUSHROOMS









 







Dyer's mushroom 
(Phaeolus schweinitzii)







Wine Cap Mushroom
Stropharia rugosoannulata
(Dann taught us this)




Bay Bolete
(kastanjebolee)



SPRING

     
 

Wild garlic
(Allium ursinum)




Petasites hybridus
(Petasites hybridus)



Spotted dead nettle 
(Lamium maculatum)




Wild garlic mustard 
(Alliaria petiolata)



Japanese knotweed
(Reynoutria japonica)



Wild Brassicas



Burdock (Arctium genus)



cherry Flowers
Prunus (Genus)



Chinese Magnolia 
(Magnolia Genus)


black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)



linden flowers 
(Tilia genus)
Malvaceae 




Wormwood 
(Artemisia absinthium)



Bamboo Shoots
(Bambusoideae)
Poaceae






SUMMER



 
Vicia sativa
 (Fabaceae)




Common chicory
(Cichorium intybus)







Hollyhock
(Alcea rosea)



Water forget me-not
(Myosotis scorpioides)



Elderflower 
(Sambucus nigra)



Beach rose 
(Rugosa Rose)




Sea Holly 
(Eryngium maritimum)




Ground Elder
(Aegopodium podagraria)






Wild Parsnip 
(Pastinaca sativa)



Northern Evening Primrose 
(Oenothera parviflora)



Self heal
(Prunella vulgaris)




Wild Plums
(Prunus)



Watermint 
(Mentha aquatica)




Fig-leaved lamb's-quarters /Fig-leaved Goosefoot 
(Chenopodium ficifolium)




Purple goosefoot /Tree Spinach 
(Chenopodium giganteum)





Common Purselane
（Portulaca oleracea）




Wild angelica
（Angelica sylvestris）




Himalayan balsam
（Impatiens glandulifera）



Elderberry
(Sambucus nigra)



Common Mugwort 
(Artemisia vulgaris)










AUTUMN




Rowan
(Sorbus aucuparia)



























WINTER