How To Identify Wild Plants - A Guide To Botanical Terms

Hey guys in this video we take a look at the common terms used to describe the physical shape of leaves and stems. To identify wild plants for edibles or medicine it's best to understand the terms you will see in field guides as they can be confusing at times. Wild plants have a lot of variation and personal interpretation of what you see versus what you read can be completely different. Oftentimes you read about identifying a plant when it is in flower but you usually won't see a flower so understanding the terms used to describe the leaf shapes, features of their margins, and their form of growth will help you to identify plants a lot faster.
This video focuses on helping those who may be struggling with identifying plants or understanding the botanical terms used in field guides. The second part of the video will focus on flowers and their shapes and will be done sometime next year.
I thank you for watching this video I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you learned something. If you want to learn more about edible or medicinal plants make sure to subscribe!
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[@mydocument7917]

these types of material are actually missing from internet nowadays! so thanks alot

[@rogerwilco6355]

10/10 A +

[@vigouroso]

Great video! I should watch it every day until I remember the different types of leaf shapes.

[@govindasgarden]

As someone starting to get into botany, this is one of the best videos I have seen so far. Thank you so much!

[@Sakmaquil]

You sir are an awesome teacher thank you for your time

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

That means a lot to me, thank you for commenting!

[@grantkeller8024]

By far one of the best, informative vids I've found. Thank you.

[@jedidiahbaker2398]

I really get a lot out of all your videos. You inspired me to get into studying botany. I look forward to many more episodes as I live in indiana too and this helps me when I hike.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Glad to be of some help fellow Hoosier!

[@megaleadjp]

I bought Botany in a day book, it is helping me learn the patterns method of identification

[@HeavenestStCyr]

I feel so relieved because I finally understand how leaves are identified now

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I'm glad to hear that it was helpful for you!

[@lindsaybabcock1207]

Loved this video!!! I learned so much, and now I’m going to watch it again! Thank you!!!

[@jedidiahlawton2149]

love your pace and repetition thank you

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're welcome justin, glad it was helpful to you!

[@kimwarburton8490]

So pleased to discover this channel Rewatching this playlist n taking notes 😍

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Awesome, it's nice to have you here!

[@AndreBotanis]

Wow interest method to identify wild plant, great job, thanks for your sharing 👍

[@jamstagerable]

This channel is *So Very Special* . The knowledge/Information provided is priceless.... *Thank you Sir* for sharing..

[@randomplebian461]

Just found this series, it's so interesting! I live in India, so differences in flora are expected but there's so much content to explore on this channel, thanks for sharing :)

[@cliveking9222]

Great informative video! With this well expressed information on leaf and stem classification makes it much easier to following field descriptions given in identification guides. Good foundation teaching - thank you . I hope you have a similar video on flower patterns .

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Not yet, I was going to this past year but wasn't able to get around to it as the time I could have filmed it I was busy moving. I have been looking through my older videos to find flowers and I might be able to put one together but I'd have to see if it will be as good as this one because it wouldn't be in the same format, so IDK. I'm glad this video was able to help you out Clive and thanks for commenting!

[@NCBotany]

To be quite fair on the whole ovate/egg, I think Ovum is Latin for egg so everyone is right. I love this video. Thank you.

[@mery1940]

You are the best , thank you .

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're very welcome I'm glad it helped you alexandra!

[@lukwesakabanshi2253]

Excellent video , thanks

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're very welcome!

[@lydkarhma]

Excellent. Thank you

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You are welcome!

[@susunque2245]

I really appreciate the time you take to explain things in such a way to understand! #andIhaveADD!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@garyalderson5132]

I tuned in because I have a lot of herbage on my plot and need ID for them. This is a start. There seems to be a lot of hype and fear around plants as we have lost our knowledge of them; centering ourselves in supermarket food!

[@muskduh]

thanks for the video. very helpful!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're very welcome!

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

I wish I hadn't waited until my mid 40s to get into this! Thank you

[@jedidiahbaker2398]

P.S.-- Id be interested in a episode of how you first got into the foraging and identifying plants if you ever decide to make one. Either way thanks for not hoarding all this knowledge and for sharing it

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I've actually done a video on that titled: How I Got Into Foraging Wild Edibles. You can find it on my channel if you're interested.

[@Humble-Daniel]

This video is epic bro... you did such a good job teaching here. Everytime I thought of a question in my mind, you answered it as the video was playing, lol. Only one question i can think of, does moss have leaves? In my area in the forest what I mostly see is ferns and moss. It's kinda like Jurassic park. Lol.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I don't know too much about moss or if they have leaves. I need to do some studying on them because that's a great question! I'm glad you liked the video and it answered a lot of your questions!

[@TrenchForgeArmory]

I am suprised that you let channel Dorset have more subs and or views. With all the info it is weird. Love the content keep it coming!!!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy the content!

[@kimwarburton8490]

Channel Dorset? I was born there!

[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

Good basic information.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yes but very important to know! Thanks for commenting!

[@greenbeecolony1911]

Well done

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you so much!

[@rndmbs]

added too my notes

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Glad to hear!

[@tannerhill1805]

Thank you can help me study for my exam 20 minutes before

[@Tmlps2]

Thanks for this explanation. Will you be doing one when the flowers are out, to break down the many types of inflorescence ? I think that too will help a lot of folks who wanna pitch their field guides across the room :) Much appreciation for your vids & I subbed.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're welcome Sophie. Yes I most certainly will becasue there are so many complex terms when it comes to flowers and they are what a lot of people focus on when it comes to plant identification. However it'll probably be in Early to late June because that time where I live has the widest variety of flower features available for demonstration. Lol, I had a field guide that for years was held up with gorilla tape from that exact thing. I pitched it across the room and into walls multiple times because of the frustration in learning some of these plants and the terms with them. Thanks for commenting and subscribing!

[@Tmlps2]

Trillium: Wild Edibles YW. My field guides have taken a beat down over the yrs too, lol. In the end, it's so worth it though. Strange greenery on my hikes, are now trusted friends. Naturally, I wouldn't expect flowers til spring or so, but I'm happy to hear you'll cover that subject too. I used to get caught up w/ the terminology. You explain and show it in a way that books can't...that makes it invaluable to those starting out w/ field guides. Good on ya. Thanks again!

[@nancysterk6878]

Sophie Daley and

[@deanndubois3738]

That was great teaching. Thank s🙋🌼🌼🌹🌹

[@sarahsanders1729]

I. Love. Plants.

[@sari6929]

What is the difference between Anthemis cotula ie mayweed and german camomile?

[@einsteinwallah2]

i saw (in toronto) a fist sized circular leaf with cleft which looked similar to thai pennywort ... are these medicinal or edible or poisonous?

[@Liz852011]

I need help to identify some plants i buy from wish and put soil the thing is wish don't identify the seeds so now some grow some not ... How i can know what it's any app to help because they don't look like anyone i bought 😂 😐 some recomend ? Sorry my bad English

[@fernandotontodonati5274]

Interesting! How do you spell those botanical terms?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Sealioning.

[@bradenhobbs8815]

wonderful tutorial, although i do wish he would identify the names of all of the different plants he is showing us rather than just describing their characteristics.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I believe I mentioned in the video that I wouldn't be identifying these plants as this is a video glossary to aid people in understanding botanical terms. However some of these plants do appear in a few of my identification videos. Thank you for commenting braden!

[@vaishali2640]

Can anyone tell me the name of the plant at 9:17

[@TheDustin49]

Josh, you made me laugh when you said radiout instead of radiate. Darn the brain farts.

[@MrWizardofozzz]

I left you a link yesterday, but my account is blocked..I am now using this account.. I understand in detail other locations on maps that depict a plant or tree image, what has me confused is this image has a flat topography and the image is derived by an underwater system allowing plants/trees to grow above it and those millions of trees are placed in a pattern to reveal this image.. Again, the land is flat, whereas most other similar locations are mountainous.. If you know a location that offers this pattern with this much detail in a flat topography, I would love to see it.. Botany is not my specialty, that's why I wanted you to look at this and when you open it, zoom into the area around the lower left where it looks like a leaf.. i can see what looks like a midrib, side and netted vein pattern.. Adding a tint filter reveals the round hard to see objects on this leaf like object that as crazy as it seems, looks like the stoma of a leaf.. Please, have another look and zoom in to recognize the plants and trees that make up this image.. The entire object is 400km long and have only showed you the top of this image that shows this amazing detail.. i am hoping you can shed light on this leaf vein pattern.. Any help would be appreciated..

[@danthomas6587]

Ahhh poison ivy

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Ahhh,where where??

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Ahhh,where where?🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️