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Wild Edible Dandelions And Rose Hips Common To Australia And The US

4,388 views · Published 13 February 2014 · 5:03 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: The Do It Yourself World · 2014 · Howto & Style

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While mowing the lawn the other day I found some wild dandelions growing in the grass. This is a very nice treat. These are my first dandelions in Australia. I took a break to feast on this nice buffet.

Dandelions are common to both the US and Australia. I eat them back at my off grid homestead all the time. They are a nice tasting treat and they are very good for you.

You can eat the whole plant from flower to root. The roots when roasted and ground up make a nice coffee substitute. The leaves can be eaten raw in salad or as is. They can be cooked like spinach and eaten. The flowers are good raw or dipped in batter and fried.

Not far away I found rose hips. Rose hips are the seed pods of rose flowers. Roses can be eaten as well but the seed pods also known as rose hips are high in vitamin C and can help save your life. Rose hip tea is good for the immune system and can be taken when you feel a bit under the weather.

You can often find wild roses in nature but the flowers and the rose hips are much smaller so you need to harvest much more of them.

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