So grateful for this video. I do have horseweed in my garden and had not known the identity. I knew this was considered a weed, but had been impressed by the height and the many insects. Happy to learn that edible and medicinal. Although your "sparingly" warning means I already have an excessive amount and need to continue pulling many of the plants out.
I was looking for lookalikes of American Burnweed to make sure there wasn’t anything similar that was poisonous. I intend to try the burnweed and your video popped up. Now you have a new follower and I’ve shared your video with many. We might need to know what “weeds” we can eat and use. Thanks for doing this
Welcome!!! And thank you so much for subscribing and sharing - I am so grateful! I believe we will need to know what weeds are food - foraging is a skill, I feel, is important to have. In any case - I am glad you are here!
Just found this video, good information. I have a bunch of horseweed/maretwil around my area in NE Texas. I am definitely going to be making good use of it.☺️
I bought a house and am letting the yard grow to heal the soil. A huge patch of this is growing close to the house. Our area is known for having tons of flies. Is it possible they planted it for the bug repellent property?
Thanks for the video! How can one tell C. canadensis from C. bonariensis and C. alba? I’ve been reading about differences in the bracts but I’m a little confused about it and can’t find any pictures or videos of them online.
You didn’t snap it off to look inside the stem to show what it looks like n the underside of leaves n edges of leaves n etc… I have a few tall plants that kind of look like this but I can’t tell if it’s the same. 😢
The taste will let you know. After you have tested the leaf on your forearm to ensure you have no allergic reaction, taste a leaf or two. After a couple of seconds you'll get a mild hot sauce-like sensation.
So grateful for this video. I do have horseweed in my garden and had not known the identity. I knew this was considered a weed, but had been impressed by the height and the many insects. Happy to learn that edible and medicinal. Although your "sparingly" warning means I already have an excessive amount and need to continue pulling many of the plants out.
It is a great plant to use as a spice - not as a "lettuce-green"!
I was looking for lookalikes of American Burnweed to make sure there wasn’t anything similar that was poisonous. I intend to try the burnweed and your video popped up. Now you have a new follower and I’ve shared your video with many. We might need to know what “weeds” we can eat and use. Thanks for doing this
Welcome!!! And thank you so much for subscribing and sharing - I am so grateful! I believe we will need to know what weeds are food - foraging is a skill, I feel, is important to have. In any case - I am glad you are here!
Just found this video, good information. I have a bunch of horseweed/maretwil around my area in NE Texas. I am definitely going to be making good use of it.☺️
Thank you!! And I hope you have great success working with it!!!
I LITERALLY NEEDED THIS VID. I pulled a horseweed and planted it as an experiment and it survived. Then I was like, wtH is this plant? Lol
Awesome!!!!
Many natives also used the stalks to start friction fires using the hand drill method. I've actually done this and it works well.
Great information! Thank you for sharing that!!!
Thank You, again. Always interesting and informative. 👍🙂
Thank you imusbcraz!!!!
I LOVED learning about this! Thank you. Excellent video.
I bought a house and am letting the yard grow to heal the soil. A huge patch of this is growing close to the house. Our area is known for having tons of flies.
Is it possible they planted it for the bug repellent property?
Hard to say - as many say it doesn't repel bugs!
Thanks for the video! How can one tell C. canadensis from C. bonariensis and C. alba? I’ve been reading about differences in the bracts but I’m a little confused about it and can’t find any pictures or videos of them online.
C alba is a plant I don't know about. C bonariensis - here is a website with some info about it! www.iewf.org/weedid/Conyza_bonariensis.htm
@@EdibleWildFood-1 Awesome, thank you!! :)
some (old) references use conyza albida for erigeron sumatrensis, as well as conyza sumatrensis for erigeron sumatrensis.
Is it bitter?
No - I feel it has a pleasant taste and it takes 2 or 3 seconds then the spicy taste catches up!
Can it be xonfused with rosemary?
No....rosemary looks different and has a very strong floral aroma.
@@EdibleWildFood-1 ok, thank you!
You didn’t snap it off to look inside the stem to show what it looks like n the underside of leaves n edges of leaves n etc…
I have a few tall plants that kind of look like this but I can’t tell if it’s the same. 😢
The taste will let you know. After you have tested the leaf on your forearm to ensure you have no allergic reaction, taste a leaf or two. After a couple of seconds you'll get a mild hot sauce-like sensation.
I have a weed that grew at home which looks similar to horseweed. It's leaves are facing down...
Thank you.
You are so welcome!
What about Erigeron canadensis Horseweed?
It is the same plant - Conyza canadensis and Erigeron canadensis are synonyms!
Why harvest and store them when they are so plentiful every year everywhere?
To use them in the winter months!
Thanks for the video! One little critique: when speaking about native peoples, don't use past tense. THEY ARE STILL HERE!!!
Past tense because of how the First Nations people "used" it. Not because they are no longer here.
So glad I google photo this plant my dogs have flees and my son has a canker soar. This plant is in my yard
But be aware that it can cause contact dermatitis in some individuals, including redness and blistering.
Thank you for sharing that!
Great nutrients!! Steam them!!!
I am playing around with these to make a hot sauce - - you will have to try it next time you are here!!!!!
@@EdibleWildFood-1 Can they make Horseradish?
@@TheHMD19 No - it does not have that flavour - garlic mustard roots do!!!
@@EdibleWildFood-1 How about mixture of both edible foods?...mmmm lol Makes it spicy!!! Hahaha
@@TheHMD19 Tell you what - I'll give it a go - - you have to do the taste test!!!
Thank you!