How To Identify Broad Leaf Dock - Wild Edible Identification
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2018
- Learning how to identify broad leaf dock is important for successful foraging. This wild edible has a patter that makes identification a breeze. From it's very large and broad leaves to its distinct seeds this plant is commonly found in lawns, gardens, pastures, and fields. Broad leaf dock is a wild edible that is related to our modern day Buckwheat as they are both in the Rumex family. The seeds of this plant can be used to make a flour and the young leaves and shoots are edible too. The leaves of broad leaf dock grow in an alternating pattern with distinct red tinges on the leaf stem. Broad leaf dock has ovate shaped leaves with ripples along their margins. These ripples can look like teeth to some people, and another relative of this plant known as curly dock has very wavy margins. When looking at the stem for identification it's important to look at the nodes where another stem is coming out. On the underside of the node you will see a small sheath that goes around the base of the leaf stem.
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Finally! Someone who is very thorough, detailed in the description and the close ups of the plants are clear. I love that I've found you! Thank you Sooooo much for your videos! Absolute, without a doubt identification is crucial. Thank you!!
Thank you so much Mandi, I deeply appreciate your kind words!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles You are very welcome! I subscribed ♥️
@@TrilliumWildEdibles Any poisonous, or otherwise concerning, look-alikes?
My dad used to take the leaves, wash them, coat in flour and fry them in vegetable shortening, they were good
thank you, helped me a lot. found some in the yard and crossed verified in a facebook group. never foraged anything except apples, pears and black berries. wikipedia says, can use just like spinach leaves and just be careful to not overdo it due to oxalic acid content. happy foraging
I like how you will repeat the names of the plants, that's very helpful with remembering.
Thank you. I have been inspired to identify the weeds growing around the neighborhood and in my outdoor plant pots. I dont harvest, I live in a city but I am waiting for seeds so I can plant something in my plant box. I dont have space for much gardening or foraging but nTURE ALWAYS KEEPS US BUSY, I WALK AND IDENTIFY. THANK YOU AGAIN
Excellent! Lovely pace, illustration and insightful presentation!
Thanks, now I finally know I have broad leaf dock, burdock is so much easier to know 😉
I did use seeds one year, never bothered to take all the hull off, just threw it in the blender and added it to my bread, but it was only 1/4 cup at most, just a bit more fiber 😊
As always great video, great photos, great information, your the best!
This was growing all over our yard while I was growing up and my parents always insisted it was a weed....and they told me the leaves were poisonous. Nice to know they're not - and your video makes me appreciate this plant (I won't call it a weed). Thanks.
Excellent ID video, thanks for sharing.
I enjoy all your informative videos.
This awesome video has really helped me alot! I've been seeing a lot of these rosettes around this year and didn't know what they were. Thank you so much bro, I always learn alot from your videos and enjoy them thoroughly!
I'm glad it was helpful bro! I always enjoy seeing you in the comments!
Excellent detail. Thanks!
Another awesome informative video my friend, your videos are definitely in my library for reference later, thanks for all your hard work
You're very welcome Ron! Great to see you in the comments!
Thank you for your video it was very informative!
I have been wondering what this was for awhile now. I make alot of bread and use many flours. So I'll definitely be trying the seeds out for that. I always find it in my yard. It's out there now. Thanks Josh. Awesome video!
It is great for grain and I have a video on making flour from Curly Dock. The process is the same for Broad Leaf Dock. It's great when used in the right amounts! Thanks for commenting Brenda!
Thank you for this detailed video !
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video . I love that video and I always eat that and I feel great. Thank you again.
You're very welcome Ely I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!
Great Video, been eating all the dock plants this year👍
I think what's nice about the docks (broad leaf and curly, too) is that they are perennials. So once somebody finds the plants at the older stage, they can come back for the tender new growth in the spring. Happy foraging!
Absolutely! That's a great way to utilize the plant for the proper season. Happy foraging to you too!
Helpful video as always! Thank you. ❤
You're very welcome, glad it was helpful for you!
Wow, very high quality video and explanation. Excellent job. Subscription well earned. Thank you Sir!
Now I know what this is I've been seeing it a lot I knew it wasn't curly or burr dock,Thanks!
I'm glad it was helpful for you and thanks for commenting!
You are VERY GOOD at your Craft! I love it! Very, very thorough and very articulate too! "Basel rosette" awesome descriptors!! haha!
I totally enjoy your vids! So glad I found you! :)
Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you're here and enjoying the videos!
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it!
It looks similar to amaranth from far away. When you get close up, it's definitely different. Thank you SO MUCH.
Good info.
This was damn thorough. Thank u
Thank you Ryan I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!
Thank You!🌹
Preach it brother Josh, thank you! So far this year I've discovered Yarrow, wild lettuce, wild onion, wild garlic, wild turnip, dock, plantain, purslane, red white and yellow clover, mullein, milkweed, medic, goldenrod, ragweed, lambsquarter, peppermint, spearmint, comfrey and elderberry here the property. Can't believe you can eat the weeds😀🍀
Create Synergistic Transformations Check out Salsify....the root is edible...oyster plant.
@@johnstewart8849 looks interesting! Although lots of plants are edible, some are more survival food. Salsify might be tasty too.
Thank you .
Thank you for the good video. I just eat it fresh, Delicious.
Got some seeds for planting in my bird aviary, there so good for birds
Hello' Josh I've try looking for you on identifying Catnip I think I have 2 one has grn stem and the other purple stem, both look alike soft velvety leaves. I like to know if it's really catnip?🤔 I absolutely Love your close up shots on explaining details plants. Thanks
We have the same plant life im in the 2nd tear right below the most Northern counties.
Great information. You are enthusiast and that's great. You can hear it when you speak. Maybe slow down just a tiny bit. I'm not trying to be ugly or hateful. I just wanted to offer that suggestion. Thank you for the valuable information. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you Gabriel for the kind words! I try to speak slowly and have slowed down from other videos I did in the past, but I'm still working on the right speed for videos. I appreciate the feedback, it's really important to have positive criticism. Thank you!
Trillium: Wild Edibles
I'm so glad I didn't offend you. I really love your videos.
Not at all, I'm generally pretty hard to offend. I truly do appreciate honest and constructive criticism, improvements can't be made without them.
I have four foot tall ones, but mine have purple strips running up the stalk
Do any types of dock have a lot of juice inside the stems that smells like peppers when you break them?
Last year I had what I called "the mystery plant" growing by my deck. Nobody could identify it, mostly because it had red stripes in the stems. So I cut it down even though it was almost becoming like a small tree. This year, that mystery plant has spread everywhere it seems, so I decided to ask different ppl. I finally figured out it's burdock and the stems don't have a distinct red stripe like last year's plant, but more like a plum color that is filling in the stem.
Do the leaves of the rosette have hair on the top or are they smooth?
It's also used to treat nettle stings.
Are all docks with these flower pods edible?
I have so much in my back yard
Good thing is you can use the early spring leaves and the seeds of it for various things!
Thanks .!!). Can I assume this Dock can be eaten raw as well as cooked .?🤔?
I would love tips on how to eat. A good recipe perhaps 🤗😉 at the end of your vids.
I am a new subbie so,, maybe you do offer some tips on other vids 👍✌️🤞
Trading My Sorrows you can eat it, preferably the young leaves. Also be aware they contain oxalates, so cocked is better than raw. Mix young spring time leaves it salads, steam with spinach. Used to eat the young sour leaves as a kid.
Thanku. I think I have this in the garden. I pulled something like this from a school play ground and planted it in a pot. It looked like dying when I replanted. the leaves started to rise up again. it’s now taller and alive. Thanku
You're very welcome, glad it was helpful for you! I've never tried planting it before, might try that sometime! Thanks for commenting!
Please forgive me if you mentioned but where are you, regionally, while shooting this video? Just curious so I can ensure that what i see locally / regionally is the same (though my guess is broadleaf dock is broadleaf dock, period...). thanks in advance!
I think I have some of this growing in my yard but it has red veins.... have you ever seen that🤔
I thought these were weeds! I’ve got an area with hundreds of these. I usually rip them out when they are coming up. I let them go last year and they grew to 3 feet or so, but not attractive. Thank you for this info. Time to research.
im putting a bunch of this through my juicer after these storms pass...wish me luck
Good luck! It can get kinda bitter around this time of year so keep that in mind.
Didn't know it was edible ,only remember my brother using dock leaf to wrap and draw out a boil.
i notice you didn't really discuss the uses of the plant other than being edible. i looked this video up because i heard in another video, it grows near stinging nettle and is a remedy for the nettles stings. is that true?
It grows near stinging nettle in my yard, and I’ve heard from others that it is used to treat nettle stings.
Poison ivy grows near jewel weed & has same kind of relationship in which the jewel weed is used to counteract the poison ivy.
Wonder how many other plants grow in this way?
T, I've got a ton of this growing in the yard. Tried a leaf after watching your vid. It was the worst tasting stuff!
I am driving down through your way at the end of June
Awesome! Beware of construction on 37/I-69 south of Indianapolis if you have to use that route on your travels. If you want some info on p look aces to see or something let me know, I might be able to help! Thanks for commenting Teja, it's always nice to see you in the comments!
Ugh, I have this very prolific weed all over my pasture, I have never been able to get rid of it. Guess it's good since I can go eat it when the collapse happens.
Getting closer by the day.
My sister has an INSANE amount of these in her yard lol
why do the plants that grow in plains have broad leaves?
Not all of them do, but I agree it does seem to be a trend. I presume, with nothing but experience, that it's due to the abundance of sunlight that kicks in the plants ability to grow large leaves. Just a theory though. Thanks for commenting Kajal!
I make tea from The roots of this plant I doing the right thing
How much Broad leaf Dock is safe to eat?
You can eat it as you would spinach basically. It has Oxalic acid in it,like spinach does, so be aware of eating too much but honestly you'd have to eat probably a pound or more a day for weeks to have any negative effects. Unless you have kidney issues like kidney stones or something in which you're best avoiding it or eating small amounts irregularly.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles Thanks
Polygonaceae family. Rumex genus.
Allsooo. 👁👁 just wondering if you know about mushroom identification enough to share w us i mean. And Thanks Again !)D
Trading My Sorrows go to know your land on yt, he does mostly mushrooms of all kinds
Ron Ringwald
Heyyy 🤗 Thanks for the tip .!)D ill def look it up 👍✌️
Trading My Sorrows .... Check out Learn Your Land with Adam Harrington. He is great for mushroom info.
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Any poisonous, or otherwise concerning, look-alikes?
In my area of Indiana in the U.S. there are no poisonous look a likes. However that may be different for your area of the globe depending upon where you are.