Wild parsnip plant can grow up to 5 feet tall and has a green-yellow stem. (iStock) Wild parsnip is an invasive species that can cause serious burns and blisters, just like the giant hogweed plant.

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence ...

The slightly gray-green leaves of devil bulbs are also strap-like, but the underside has no keel, and the flower stems are rounded. Underground, the bulbs of wild onion are beige and ball shaped ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening.

Karyn Honor / Shutterstock. This plant is found in wetlands, ponds, lakes, and streams from North America to South America. It has glossy green leaves, which you can eat raw if they're young.

For two years, I have grown Allium triquetrum in a 2-by-2-foot planter that is about 8 inches deep, where they grow thickly, are handy to the backdoor and can't spread by bulbs.

Like the garden plant, wild strawberry is a low-slung plant that spreads via aboveground runners. The blue-green “compound” leaves are composed of three toothy leaflets. Fresh, unwilted leaves ...

Learn about wild and garden plants with these interactive learning resources for KS1 Science students aged 5-7 from BBC Bitesize.