Ground elder

Tags: Foraging for wild food (matauk), Weeds and wild herbs Description: Ground elder was probably introduced to Norway as a medicinal plant in the Middle Ages. The plant spreads quickly, is a well-known weed in many gardens and is hard to get rid of. The plant can grow up to 1 metre tall and produces small white flowers. Use: Good as a salad. Use the young leaves that are still glossy and have not fully unfolded. (Vitamin C) Habitat type: Cultural landscape Edible: Yes Written by: Eteutehilde

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Ground elder in flower. Photo: Cbaile19, CC0 (no copyright), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Aegopodium_podagraria%2C_2022-05-29%2C_West_End_Park%2C_02.jpg, via Wikimedia Commons

Text and cover photo: Hilde Grøtte

Source: Hjelmstad, R. (2012). Medisinplanter i Norge. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS