Edible plants

This article is all about edible plants that can be found in Southwest British Columbia.

Berries

Blueberries

Wild blueberries are way better than anything you can get in the store. Usually they are a bit smaller, but look generally the same. High bush and low bush varieties exist, and all are edible.

Black Huckleberries

Black Huckleberries are easy to mistake for blueberries unless the two are present side by side. They tend to ripen earlier in the year the blueberries. Black huckleberries have a shiny surface whereas real blueberries are a more matte powdery blue colour.

Red Huckleberries

Salal berries

The berries of the salal plant were a major food source for BC Natives. They are not as sweet as many other eddible berries.

Salmon berries

These berries look like a orange raspberry. They are usually among the first berries to ripen in the spring

Thimble berries