wild herbs

Nature's free seasonings

Wild herbs are plants with culinary or medicinal uses that grow without cultivation, foraged from fields, forests, or roadsides rather than planted in gardens.

The category includes dandelion greens, wild garlic, nettles, and countless others.

She gathered wild herbs for the salad.

Wild herbs often have more intense flavors than their cultivated counterparts.

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  • mugwortAromatic medicinal artemisia
  • nettleBristled plant; to annoy
  • sorrelAcidic culinary herb
  • chicoryRoasted root coffee alternative
  • thymeAromatic culinary herb

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G