[pct-l] plant identification

[Len Glassner]

Perhaps this is what happens when one confuses yucca (yucka?) with agave.

Snippet from a TJ entry:

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-------- and --------- ate agave, fresh and cooked.

Select a plant with about a 1-2 foot stalk, cut the stalk off as deep
into the base rosette as possible, peel off the outer green sheath,
and eat the juicy crisp part that is closest to the base rosette.
Tastes sweet and crunchy like cucumber and sweet potato. Be careful
not to get any spines on your hands.

They also had some chemise tea, boiling about 2 inches of terminal shoots.
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And IMO, huckleberries are highly overrated.

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM, David Ellzey <david at xpletive.com> wrote:

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> Of more interest however is why the hiker decided to sample plants along their hike? Aside from huckleberries up north it seems better to not forage during a thruhike and expose yourself to any additional risk.
>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Karen Keller
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:24 PM
> To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] plant identification
>
> This plant is a Yucca whipplei, common name Our Lord's Candle. The one in the picture, is an immature plant. It is not poison but it certainly did not agree with a least one hiker who tried to sample it. He had a long night last night with bouts of vomiting etc. I'd say off hand, although the plant may be edible, I'd stick to pro bars.
>


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