A gallery of edible and useful wild plants, in Wellington and the Wairarapa (NZ)
Friday, October 17, 2008
Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Cleavers is nutritious and is a good purifying tonic. Raw, the leaves taste mild and slightly salty, and some have just a faint bitterness. But the texture is unpleasant - like eating velcro.
The leaves can be cooked to improve the texture, or the raw leaves and stems can be juiced and added to other foods and drinks.
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