How to ID Milkweed vs Dogbane (but it didn't turn out quite like I expected!! =)
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Hi Friends! Well, this was a fun one. I started out trying to do a simple ID video on distinguishing milkweed from dogbane (a little late in the year as the dogbane shoots were pretty tall). However, when I got to a vital part of the ID, I made a very interesting discovery. So this video, although it will lead you to common milkweed, is more a lesson on knowledge, experience, and how it's good to question everything! =)
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My favorite video on this channel. For so many reasons.
Wow, so glad you liked it, Talia!! =)
Awesome video! Such an intimate approach to plant ID. And it goes to show that we can’t just rely on what we hear from others without diving deep into our own experience. One of the most challenging parts of plant identification in my opinion, is that the plants in one area can be so different than what we see in books and videos. It really takes a lot of inspecting plants over and over and speaking with local foragers. The burdock in my area is so different looking than yours. Or at least what I have found and been shown. Thank you for helping me understand how to better identify 2 plants today 😀
I totally agree! The more I explore wild foods, the more I've been impressed with the variations encountered, even from plant to plant. Dandelion is a great one for that -- out here in the fields we'll find leaves that are deeply toothed, and some with leaves that are almost rounded and untoothed. Eventually, though, one gets a feel for "dandelion". I'm going to be searching for more dogbane, as this one doesn't meet two of the usual criteria -- the leaves are spaced a bit too closely together as they ladder up the stem, and obviously the surprising lack of bitterness. Sam also noted that he's only tasted them when younger -- perhaps they lose bitterness as they get older, as they are here? Unfortunately I won't get to check that possibility out until next year =)
I really appreciate these videos on the identification of plants so you can keep safe! Thank you!🙏❤
Thanks Gabriela! We love making them -- might have to do one on the milkweed pods later in the summer =)
Thanks for sharing
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great clarification video yeah you can plant a lot of milk weed plants with just one seed pod.
Oh yes -- and it's pretty fun to watch those seeds fly =)
I recently did a short snapchat for a few friends about dogsbane. I'm definitely going to share this video with them since it's much more in depth. thank you for sharing this with us! love to you my friend
Cool! Doesn't surprise me that we're taking interesting in similar things in the world =) We're all sending you love!
Good morning Kenton and Rebecca. I just got back from a bike ride. It was lightly sprinkling here and I felt like I had the trail to myself.
I've been hoping for more morning updates, Sherri! A morning bike! Sounds delightful! And having the trail to yourself . . . even better =)
I love experiments! So I had to check out my known milkweed. I had moved the plants a few weeks ago and they looked quite stressed. I'm almost sure they had green stems before the move. Now the stems were dark red with some of the top leaves turning yellow and even brown. The leaves that were still in pretty good shape were fuzzy on the bottom and those stems were definitely square. I did not know that before. I had nibbled some of the flower buds last summer and they were yummy so a little piece of a leaf got nibbled. Not great but not bad. Definitely not bitter.
So off to check out the dog bane patch! Pretty green stems. No flats. A light rub revealed a very shiny smooth round bright green stem. No fuzz on underside of leaves. So now for a taste test. Not much taste to a tiny droplet of sap. So the leaf was a different texture than the milkweed and not immediately spit it out bitter but definitely somewhat bitter and seemed to get stronger. So I spit it out and the aftertaste that lingered several minutes was worse than chewing on the leaf. Not likely to try it again. :)
So interesting! Okay, so we're learning a few things from your observations. There seems to be a correlation with the milkweeds being stressed and them getting reddish stems? The ones I've seen with red stems are in poor soil along the side of a building where it gets VERY hot -- I'm assuming that it's not an optimal environment for them. And you did a taste test! Sounds like your dogbane is definitely either having a different taste than ours, or there is some variation in how we perceive the tastes. Plus your dogbane, it sounds like, didn't have red in the stems! Fascinating! To me, the mostly likely thing is that we're seeing genetic variation or growth variations based on environment. And it seems that dogbane has a lot of ability to have those variations! Hopefully some other people will weigh in with their experiences. Thanks my friend!!!!
@@ReWildUniversity there are 4 little milkweeds growing where I dug up the large one and so far they have green stems. Runs in mind (I need to check them out) that the dogbane gets redder stems a bit later in the season as it gets hotter.
I've never heard of these plants before. "Dogbane" not occurred here at all; "Milkweed" ("Klejicha" in my language) is an invasive species, luckily with relatively rare occurance. (I did wikipedia research :) Too special for me this time, I guess, but it's interesting and pleasure to watch.
Hi Martin!
Yes, I think dogbane is native over in the US and not present in Europe, and I've heard from others that the common milkweed is over there, but as you say it's considered invasive and actively controlled. So probably not easy to find . . .
I have a patch I have been protecting in yard that I'm almost sure is dog bane. Some butterflies,bees and flies appreciate it. I'm going to go look it over using your suggestions. Not sure I will taste but who knows? If I do I will post a comment with my findings. Many Blessings to you all.
Interesting! I'd love to hear more! If you do decide to taste a little, you can also send me photos through rewildu.com to make sure of the ID. Thanks for helping!!
Inspired by you guys.
Dogwood is toxic to eat but makes fantastic cordage
Most species of Milkweed are toxic to humans and many other species, primarily due to the presence of cardenolides.
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thanks for sharing your experience on foraging, I never tried milkweed even though we have some here, I thought it was toxic.
do they have great nutritional value like stinging neetle for example?
I love to eat cherry 🍒 but I know they have a little bit of toxicity, you feel it when eating too much of it, it hurt your stomach.
Have a wonderful Sunday friends 💕
We love cherries too! So delicious! You know, I'm not actually sure about the nutritional content. My "intuition" is that it's nutritious, but not at nettle levels =) I don't have any experience with what species you have over in Europe -- the species I'm referencing here is Asclepias syriaca. It would be neat to hear what species you're seeing over there!
We're all sending you love! =)
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we have I think 2 different species of milkweed in France, asclepiade syriasca and asclepiade tuberosa.
they are forbidden to sell on our territory by law since 2018 due to their invasive nature. it's not forbidden to have some in your garden but you can't buy or sell some..
there's maybe other species have that I am not aware of.
Yes that's true that we are guiity copying others say but at the sametime i think it's ok to take what resonate and leave the rest that doesn't resonate, some choose to believe everything they say and some choose to not believe everything they say i also want to share that i do also agree with that it's ok for us to think for ourselves i know that i love both gmo and organic food equally i know some folks are trying to talk us out of gmo saying it's poison chemicals i also see nothing wrong some choose to eat gmo, some choose to eat organic or if some choose to eat both organic and gmo listening to ourselves follow our heart instincts i also agree resonate some you guys say that word are very powerful be mindful what we say be careful we will wish for but at the in the universe sametime i think it's ok if some choose to say whatever we wanna say since i do resonate that we are very powerful beings we are gods creators ourselves
That's been my route with a lot of life pathways -- taking what resonates at the moment. Sometimes that changes over time, but overall, it seems to have served me well =)
@@ReWildUniversity Yes i know that chages some you guys overtime i also hear most mentioned that too but i also know that most of us don't change at all overtime which is fine with me too everyone is difference i know i also said that's what makes us unique that's all i want to share have a good day
Do you eat any processed junk foods?
Hmmm. I suppose that depends on the definition. Fast food? No. Things like Hostess offerings? No. A pint of Ben and Jerry's once in a while? Yes. Dark chocolate? Yes. Trying to think of the junky-est thing I have eaten recently. I guess that would be some Ben and Jerry's Phish Food we had shared as a family three weeks ago. But mostly, it's whole foods or lightly processed, like the sourdough we've been getting from our food cooperative lately =)
@@ReWildUniversity Thanks for sharing! It's 5am here and it's beautiful outside and the sky is just getting some light and I am off for my morning walk. GOOD morning!
Woohooo! You're doing it, Sherri! Claiming those mornings as time for YOU! Btw, we will be on a bit of an adventure for a few days, so if you write about your morning experiences, I won't reply for probably 4 days or so. Then I'll be back by a computer. We're all sending you love!!!
@@ReWildUniversity I'm very excited for YOUR adventure. Please tell me how it went.....you are back to regular life again.
My daughter has been working a lot of hours and I sure am enjoying my empty next and my time alone. I feel like a monk....especially know with the shaved minimalist shaved head.
This is a very different stage of my life that I'm only know experiencing and finding it blissful and peaceful.
It's been just over 2 months with my empty nest, but it had a few bumps in the road and a bit of stress until my daughter found her new job, which she is in the 3rd week of having and she loves it and this brings me so much peace of mind. I'm all about the peace. I fight for peace and fight to keep it. It doesn't just come easily in ones life. It was a great deal of work to get here.
I love my life!
I'll be thinking of you ALL and knowing you are making junetastic memories.
Can you please tell the girls about my word. When people ask me how I'm doing in June.....I say "Junetastic". You can only use it for a few more weeks, so spread it around on your travels.
Much love right back. I can feel the love and I appreciate it.
~Sherri
@@ReWildUniversity I'm thinking of all you beautiful people on your adventure with no internet. I'm happy for you! It's a wonderful experience. You're inspiring me take a break from the internet for a few days. So easy in the summer months.
Peace and sunshine.
Hmm too bad the stuff does not seem to grow in Europe...
I think you may have it -- I heard from a friend that it's in France, at least. It seems that it's considered an invasive over there, so it may be difficult to find as people may be trying to eradicate it.