Growing Wild in May

Carragheen Moss. Also known as Irish Moss, grows abundantly in Ireland, the Channel Islands & Hebrides but can be found on almost any western shore.  Is at it's best to be gathered now & can be used immediately or dried.  My family in Ireland eat a lot of the stuff, but I'm not such a fan I must admit.  Here's recipe for pudding similar to what my family eat with cream, although this recipe uses dried carragheen.  There are some interesting recipes about too, such as Carrageen Chocolate Jelly, and Carragheen Peppermint Cream!
Dandelion Flowers
Fairy-ring champignon
Hawthorn leaves. I must also admit to not particularly liking these either, too bitter for me. Am going to make tea with flowers instead.
Morel I think I may have just found a fantastic new walk to take Baby Wild on nearby where we can start searching for these in earnest.  The weather is perfect right now.
Nettle.
Ramsoms/Wild Garlic. In bloom now.  I find the flowers so pretty I have them in small vases in my house - they don't stink the house out of garlic!
Sea Beet a bit like spinach. 
St George's mushroom Got it's name by appearing so close to St George's Day (April 23rd). It appears in March in Italy, a warmer country, and is there known as marzolino, where it is very popular to eat.
Sweet Violet A cure for sore throats?
Tansy Leaves First recorded as being cultivated by the ancient Greeks for medicinal purposes. In the 8th century AD it was grown in the herb gardens of Charlemagne and by Benedictine monks of the Swiss monastery of Saint Gall. Tansy was used to treat intestinal worms, rheumatism, digestive problems, fevers, sores, and to “bring out” measles. During the Middle Ages and later, high doses were used to induce abortions. Contradictorily, tansy was also used to help women conceive and to prevent miscarriages. In the 15th century, Christians began serving tansy with Lenten meals to commemorate the bitter herbs eaten by the Israelites. Tansy was thought to have the added Lenten benefits of controlling flatulence brought on by days of eating fish and pulses and of preventing the intestinal worms believed to be caused by eating fish during Lent. Tansy was used as a face wash and was reported to lighten and purify the skin. In the 19th century, Irish folklore suggested that bathing in a solution of tansy and salts would cure joint pain.  Although most of its medicinal uses have been discredited, tansy is still a component of some medicines and is listed by the United States Pharmacopeia as a treatment for fevers, feverish colds, and jaundice.