Naturevore: FLORIDA FORAGING Walk #28 (Apr. 27): ENDANGERED Scrub: Stillingia, Gopher Apple, Pawpaw

Collin Gow, C.N.C. goes foraging in Florida in endangered ecosystems of sandhill, scrub, pine flatwoods, and cutthroat seeps! He identifies and discusses wild, edible, native plants, lichens, and fungi and their botanical morphology, Native American uses, ethnomedicinal uses, biological actions, health benefits, and nutritional properties. Collin finds Stillingia sylvatica (Queen's Delight), multiple species of Pawpaw (Asimina spp.), Gopher Apple flowers (Geobalanus oblongifolius), Michaux's Hawthorn (Crataegus michauxii), and much more! Phenology, folk medicine, traditional medicine, natural medicine, endangered animals, and other subjects come up while on the hike.