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Five Fungi Worth Learning First and How to Be Sure

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Home / Wild Plants / Fungi Identification Wild Plants Five Fungi Worth Learning First and How to Be Sure Mushroom identification rewards patience and precision. These five species are where careful learners begin. By the Tinder & Fern editor  ·  Wild Plants  ·  Updated 2026 Wild fungi occupy a different category of risk than wild … Read more

Spicebush: The Most Useful Shrub in Eastern Woodlands

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Home / Wild Plants / Spicebush Wild Plants Spicebush: The Most Useful Shrub in Eastern Woodlands Spicebush shows up across three seasons, rewards every sense, and once you learn it, you will see it everywhere. By the Tinder & Fern editor  ·  Wild Plants  ·  Updated 2026 Lindera benzoin grows in the understory of deciduous … Read more

Five Wild Edibles to Learn First

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Home/ Wild Plants/ Wild Edibles Wild Plants Five Wild Edibles to Learn First, and Why the Order Matters Most foraging lists hand you twenty plants in alphabetical order. That teaches you nothing about how to think. The sequence below comes from years of teaching plant identification to young people, and each species in it builds … Read more