Tag: Yard plants

Over 50% of people who encounter small, red berries in their yard wrongly assume they are poisonous. The truth is, you can eat the little wild strawberries in your yard, but proper identification is key to distinguishing them from a very similar-looking plant known as the mock strawberry.

According to foraging experts, many people grew up hearing a myth that wild strawberries were poisonous. Fortunately, the real wild strawberry is not only edible but also intensely flavorful—so yes, you can eat wild strawberries from your yard, provided you can correctly identify them and ensure they are free from chemical contamination.