Pseudostellaria jamesiana Cloaked with thick coniferous forests and dotted with over 1,000 mountain lakes the area is absolutely teaming with biological life. Here are three common species found in the Uintas: There has been a recent, rapid growth of mushroom hunting in the Uintas, especially for the boletes. Blue mustard is easy to identify when it blossoms because you will see fields of light purple flowers. harrimaniae 61, The Practitioners Guide to Preparation, Formulation, and Compounding, Sonoran Desert Food Plants (Second Edition), Wild Edible Plants of California: Volume 1 (The Essential Forages), Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico: Volume 1 (The Essential Forages), Wild Edible Plants of Texas: Volume 1 (The Essential Forages) (Second Edition), Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest, Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States. spp. Thlaspi arvense 17 Plants With Altitude, Regionally Native Plants for Wyoming Gardensis a 2014 publication by the University of Wyoming Extension, Barnyards & Backyards, Laramie Garden Club and Biodiversity Institute. The variety is tender and yummy and can produce two crops a year like some of those in our own back yards. This shrub is truly diminutive, rarely growing higher than two inches! This is a 70-page, spiral bound field resource which includes keys, descriptions, and photos to aid in identification of native and noxious thistles. range. Pygmy bitterroot 6 WildUtahEdibles Frenchweed 17 Amaranth 4, 24, 35 Glad You Asked: Ice Ages What are they and what causes them? Lanceleaf spring beauty 53 the trail in the Weber River drainage and with rain changing to snow, the women sought Raspberry 20, 39, 46, 56 Please try again. Chicken of the woods tastes best when chopped up and sauteed with olive oil, though you can also add it to a whole host of different dishes as a garnish. Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Uinta Mountains - Home Elderberry syrup 14 A few plants are found above timberline on the very highest peaks, such as Kings Peak (13,538 feet), Mount Timpanogos (11,750 feet), and Mount Nebo (11,871 feet). Licensed under CC0 via Wikimedia Commons. So, if you want to harvest ramps, just cut the leaves above the base of the bulb to allow the bulb to grow back next year. Preserving Food in Wyoming, Wild Berries and Other Wild Fruit. They are pretty tart so they make good jelly, especially when mixed with other fruit, and are so numerous that getting enough is easy, although sometimes painful to collect. This is a University of Wyoming Extension Publication along with the USDA and University of Montana Extension. 55, 56 Tule 9, 43, 49, 52 Cirsium neomexicanum 47 There was a problem loading your book clubs. montigenum 18 Utahs best beginner edible alpine berries are raspberries, currants, blueberries and wintergreen. yucca 61 The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. ][ Updates ],