"Wildflowers of Pennsylvania" by Mary Joy Haywood, RSM, PH.D. and Phyllis Testal Monk, M. Ed. says this about Harbinger of Spring. ...Read More
"One of the earliest spring flowers, the name is from the Greek for "born in the spring." The clusters of tiny white flowers have reddish stamens. The plant grows from 4 to 9 inches tall and has one or two finely divided leaves. The plant grows as a perennial from a rounded tuber in the rich soil of woodlands."
Various books on Edible Wild Plants state that the small, bulb-like root is edible as a nibble or a cooked vegetable. However, this plant is neither widely distributed nor abundant and may be protected in the region in which you live. I would not advise the gathering of this wildflower for food.
"Wildflowers of Pennsylvania" by Mary Joy Haywood, RSM, PH.D. and Phyllis Testal Monk, M. Ed. says this about Harbinger of Spring.
...Read More