Wild Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest

This guide covers wild edible plants of British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, the Rocky Mountains and Western Canada.

This list only contains “safe” plants – those that are easy to identify and have no deadly poisonous look-alikes.

All plant parts described as being edible raw are also edible (and often more palatable) when cooked.

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Agoseris

Agoseris spp.

• Flower and leaves are edible raw.
• Dried sap from stem and leaves can be chewed or eaten as gum.
• Varieties in the Pacific Northwest are Orange agoseris (Agoseris aurantiaca) and Short-beaked agoseris (Agoseris glauca).
• Edible look-alikes: dandelion, salsify.
• Look for agoseris on grassy, open foothills, mountainous slopes, and alpine/subalpine areas.