What is this plant with round spiky seeds that look like insects? (i.imgur.com)

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Country: The Netherlands

And... can I use them to make a herbal tea? They smell nice.

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[-] tierelantijntje@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

I agree this is most likely Daucus carota. If you are looking for some tasty herbal teas from Dutch wild plants I can recommend stinging nettle (harvest top 4 young leaves), elderflower (not in season now though..), wild blackberry and wild strawberry. I have some Dutch books about foraging, I will check for more!

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I will look into those! Quite exciting :D

I have foraged and eaten some stinging nettle, but I didn't know it was good for making tea!

Is there a trick to making elderflower tea? The crushed leaves of elder have a very characteristic strong smell that I don't find so pleasant - will the flower tea taste like that?

The blackberry and wild strawberry teas are made from the fruit? Or can tea be brewed from the leaves?

[-] tierelantijntje@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Stinging nettle tea is supposedly very healthy! I always make stinging nettle soup in the spring, usually there is some Alliaria petiolata growing close by that taste like garlic so that goes in the soup as well. For elderflower tea: dry the flowers, don't eat the stems, leaves or raw fruit as they are poisonous. You can try elderflower lemonade from the supermarket to see if you like the taste, I hate it :P but I use the berries to add to my apples when I make cider (you have to heat the berries to nutralize the toxins, and remove all stems and leaves as they are poisonous).

I use blackberries and wild strawberry fruits in my tea, but my books say you can use the leaves as well.

Other berries you will be able to find: Rosa canina and Rosa rubiginosa: you make tea of the fruits (and jam as well!) For tea from leaves: Betula leaves, Lamium (dovenetel) leaves, Achillea millefolium leaves and flowers, Tilia cordata (linden) blossoms (this is delicious! my favorite tea), wild mint

For some good books and cards to take with you for foraging I recommend you check KNNV Uitgeverij, I have this info from some of their books, I like the 'Wildplukken' series by Peter Kouwenhoven & Barbara Peters. I prefer to get my info on this stuff from books printed by a reputable place that are about our local ecosystem, because there is so much bad information on the internet.

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Betula leaves? As in, birch trees?! Their leaves can be used for tea?!

Thanks a lot for sharing all of this info! Wildplukken looks awesome, I've just placed an order :D

[-] tierelantijntje@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, birch trees! I haven't tried it myself. And no problem! I have a big collection of books and love to share :D

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Cool! I'll read about it.

Tilia tea I've tried, but I think I used Tilia americana. I remember that that tee might possibly help to sleep.

The Alliaria petiolata I do see a lot around where I live! There is also a park nearby that has carpets of Allium ursinum, which also taste like garlic. I really like them.

Achillea millefolium is suuuuper common now and easy to find. Such a great list! Thanks again :D

[-] tierelantijntje@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

I cannot confirm nor deny that I have relocated some Allium ursinum from my local forest to my garden 😅 I have some herb butter I made with it in the fridge now! I make a lot in the spring, and put it in the freezer in small batches for later.

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I have some herb butter I made with it in the fridge now!

Mmmmm, sounds delicious!

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