Plants

Tosurviveinanapocalypseyouwillneedtohavefoodandwater.Withwaterbeingavailable
inriversandstreams,foodisthemostimportantitemyouwillneed.Plantsaroundaretheeasiest
accessiblefoodsource.Remembertousethegeigercountertocheckforradioactivecontamination.

Findingedibleplants;
1. Gointoaforestorfieldnearwhereyouarestayingandstarttolookaround.
ExamplePlants;
FruitsandNuts
AmericanBeechNut
Description
GrowthForm:
Largetree.
Leaves:
613cm(2.55in)long,
simple,
elliptical,coarselytoothed,pointedtip,short
petiole
.
Flowers:
Maleflowersaresmallandyellowish,femaleflowersaresmallerandwithhairyreddish
scales.Earlyspring.

BlackRaspberry
Description
GrowthForm:
Angular,archingstems.Growinbrambleformasathornyshrub.
Leaves:
37
Leaflets
ofrangingsizes.

CommonSunflower
Description
GrowthForm
:Herbaceousplant,singletallanderectstalk.
Leaves:

Alternate
,darkgreen,large,andheartshaped,withroughtextureandserratededges.Long

petiole
.
Flowers:
Canbeupto15cm(6in)indiameterwithdarkbrownishcentraldisk,andseveralelliptical
yellow
rays
.Theremaybesomevariation.FlowersJunethroughOctober.
Stems:
Coarselyhairy.

FalseSolomon'sSeal
Description
GrowthForm
:Smallherbaceousplantwithonestem.
Leaves:
Parallelveinedleaves.Arrangedalternatelyonasinglestem.

RedMulberry
Description
GrowthForm
:Treegrowingupto70ft.
Leaves:
Finetoothed36inches.Sandpaperyandhairyunderneath.3leaftypes:0
lobes
,1
lobe
(mitten),or2
lobes
(maplelike).Tipcanbepointedtoblunt.


Misc.
CommonDandelion
Description
GrowthForm
:Herbaceousplant,prostraterosette.
Leaves:
Usually520cm(28in)longwithirregularpointed
lobes
anddeep
sinuses
.Youngleavestend
tobeovalshaped,anddonotusuallyhavedeep
sinuses
.

JackInThePulpit
Description
GrowthForm
:Smallherbaceousplant13ftinsize.Onestalkwith
spadix
atend,leavesandfruitin
themiddle.Walnutsized
corm
.
Leaves:
12onstalk.3partleaves.Large,succulent.


WrinkledRose
Description
GrowthForm
:Coarseshrubindenseclumps.Bristlystems.Flowergrowsatopstem.
Leaves:
Compound.59
Leaflets
.Stronglywrinkledwithtoothededges,parallelsecondaryveins,and
mediumlength
petioles
.

Storage
Freezing
1. Rinsetheplantsquicklyincoldwater,shakeoffexcesswater,andthenchopcoarsely.
2. Placethechoppedplantintoicecubetraysandfreeze.
3. Oncefrozen,transfertheplantcubesintofreezerbagsorairtightplasticcontainers.
Drying
1. Brieflyrinsetheherbsandplantswithwater.
2. Then,tiethestemsintosmallbundleswithstringorelasticbandsandhangthem
upsidedowninawarm,dry,airyplaceinyourhomeoroutsidebutnotindirect
sunlight.
3. Besuretomakesmall,loosebundlesandallowforgoodaircirculationaroundeach
bunch.
4. Elasticbandsarethepreferablemethodbecauseasthestemsdry,theylosemoisture,
thereforeshrinking;theelasticbandwillautomaticallyreadjusttothesizeofthe
stems.

5.

Paperclipscanbeusedtohangthebundlesonastringorrope.