Tag: Rose family

While peaches and plums look and taste distinctly different, both share a single botanical family. So, what family is a peach and plum in? The answer is the extensive Rosaceae family, famously known as the rose family, which also includes many other common fruits and ornamental plants.

According to herbalists and foragers, parts of the common cinquefoil plant are indeed edible, though they are not a common culinary ingredient. Learning about common cinquefoil and its edibility can be a fascinating entry point into the world of wild foraging, provided one is cautious and confident in plant identification.

The apple belongs to the Rosaceae family, also known as the rose family, a diverse group of flowering plants with thousands of species. This botanical connection is evident in the five-petaled apple blossoms, which share a striking resemblance to their wild rose cousins.