Many "Wild" species are known to exist which are readily available at
different times of year in the wild... many MORE than there are plants
which are currently considered agricultural. In most cases these plants
HAVE been used in past history to great success in agriculture in many
parts of the world, and also in many cases they are considered just as
safe and just as, if not more as in many instances, nutritious as there
currently accepted agricultural counter parts.
Often these plants have been reduced to the status of weed's or
undesirable plant species... not due to nutritious deficiency... but
usually due to nothing more than the fact that they have fallen out of
popularity or have previously not been realized as edible in nature
until recent times. Examples range from the lowly thistle and cat tail
and pine, and range to the sweet flavored and ginormous edible wild
potato plant which is considered a substitute for agricultural potato in
many parts of the world... where often a single specimen can grow large
enough to feed a village, or an entire family for a week or more from a
single wild potato! The list of possibilities is extensive and as often
there are many substitutes available for a single plant species (like
the potato) research will be required to assess which would be best
adapted based on size, adaptability to agriculture, taste, texture, and
nutritional value.
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