Edible Plant Identification & Information

Never ingest any part of a wild plant unless you are absolutely certain of its identity! If you’re unsure, consult more experienced foragers in your community.  If you don't have access to an experienced forager, use books or even the internet. Foraging is a fun and fulfilling activity that will help you to foster a connection with nature and nourish your body, but you need to stay safe in order to enjoy your harvest! Here, you can find information about edible plants and berries, as well as warnings about common poisonous plants found on the North Slope. 


Berries


Blackberry

Alpine Blueberry

Red Bearberry


Black Bearberry

Cloudberry

Kinnikinnick


Lingonberry

Soapberry

Greens, Shoots, & Leaves


Alaska Dandelion

Beach Greens

Common Bistort


Coltsfoot

Cordate leaf Saxifrage

Cottongrass


Dwarf Fireweed

Labrador Tea

Oysterleaf


Parry's Wallflower

Scurvygrass

Arctic Sorrel


Sourdock

Stinkweed

Tundra rose


Willow

Woolly lousewort

Yellow Lousewort


Alpine sweetvetch

Poisonous Plants


Bog Rosemary

Arctic Lupine

Marsh Marigold

Snow Buttercup

Wild Sweet Pea


Distinguishing characteristics, photos, and edibility information compiled from Alaska Wildflowers, Project Poppy (via the Circle District Historical Society), and the North Slope Borough.



Page last modified October 6, 2020