Fleshy Fruits

In addition to being eaten straight from the tree or shrub, many…


By Emily B. Sessa

Tubers/Edible Roots

Plants use underground storage structures such as corms, tubers, and rhizomes to…


By Emily B. Sessa

Nuts

Pictured above are a few of the many species of nut-bearing trees…


By Emily B. Sessa

Lenape Plant Medicines

Lenape healers or herbalists use a large number of plants for treating…


By Emily B. Sessa

Lenape Foodways

The Lenape use hundreds of plants for food, including species that historically…


By Emily B. Sessa

Plantways of the Lenape People

The New York Botanical Garden is located on land that is part…


By Emily B. Sessa