Spring’s edible weeds are ready to eat ... wasabi-like sting. Above: As long as pokeweed shoots are very tender, they are good to eat (cooked, not raw). Pokeweed (poke, polk, poke sallet ...

Redditors immediately recognized the species and identified it as pokeweed. "The leaves are supposed to be edible when prepared correctly," wrote one user. "It's a pest plant to me." "Boiling ...