foraging for cleavers, (beadstraw, Galium): wild edible weed

While out on this now fabled winter chanterelle hike, I also did a forage for fresh cleavers (Galium sp., also known as beadstraw), They are in the coffee family and noni family. A great ally, very nutritious, medicinal (helps clean the lymph system for starters), cucumber like flavor. Grows in shade or sun as a weed.

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[musclesmatthews]

Like these good eats!

[DarkSeraphane]

Nature's velcro, huh?

[happyorangeanimation]

I only recently found out this stuff was edible, we used to play with it a lot as children but it's actually quite tastey I like it. I like the 'texture' of the tiny hooks as well

[Necrowitch]

of course you tell me about juicing cleavers after they are completely gone.... D=

[Kirinluke]

Great, I've got these in my back yard! I'll make good use of them.