Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Greene. (woodbine)

Between the outer bark and wood was a sweetish substance which was eaten. The water in which the woodbine was boiled, was boiled down into a syrup.

Stalks boiled and eaten.

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (garden bean)

The beans were eaten. This was cultivated by many tribes.

Physalis heterophylla Nees. (ground cherry)

The fruits were eaten, and some made into sauce.

Picea rubra (DuRoi.) Dietr. (spruce)

Leaves made into drink.

Plantago major L. (plantain)

Young leaves eaten, like lettuce.

Pleurotus ulmarius Bull. (elm cap)

This fungus is eaten when young and tender.

Podophyllum peltatum L. (mayapple; mandrake)

The ripe fruits were eaten, some dried for winter.

Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. (solomon’s seal)

The young emerging shoots were eaten.

Polystictus versicolor (L.) Fr. (tree ears)

The fungus eaten when young and tender except species growing on ash trees (Fraxinus). They boiled them.

Populus deltoides Marsh. (cottonwood)

They ate the inner bark.

Populus tremuloides Michx. (quaking aspen)

The thin outer layer of bark along with the white innermost bark and the buds were eaten in emergencies. They were boiled before eating.

Potentilla anserina L. (silver-weed)

The rootstalk was eaten raw or cooked. It is said to taste like sweet potato.

Prunus americana Marsh. (wild plum)

The fruit was eaten raw, or cooked into a sauce. Also dried for winter use.

Prunus besseyi Bailey. (sand cherry)

Fruits made into a sauce and eaten, also dried for winter.

Prunus virginiana L. (choke cherry)

Twigs made into drink. Fruits eaten, some dried for winter.

Prunus serotina Ehrh. (wild cherry)

Twigs made into drink. Berries eaten raw and some dried.

Psoralea esculenta Pursh. (prairie turnip)

The root, after removing outer envelope,was eaten or was beaten into a flour, or sliced and dried for winter.

Pyrus ioensis (Wood) Bailey. (crab apple)

The fruit was eaten cooked or raw.

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