Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Edible Wild Plants/Bladder Campion

Bladder Campion SileneVulgaris-bloem.jpg The calyx of the flower is a balloon-like structure shaped like a melon. The flowers are deeply cleft. Found in Canada, south to Missouri, east to Virginia. Grows in dry ground, along roadsides, etc. Spring Collect the leaves in early spring before the plant is more than a couple of inches high (5 cm). Boil them in water for 10 minutes and eat them as greens.