Edible plants such as wild asparagus and prickly pear are occasionally found.

Lavender and mustard were flowering and the last of the wild asparagus was pushing through the rocks.

He recommends that diners pick up small spears of wild asparagus or slender leeks with their fingers.

Add wild asparagus or green tips; simmer 2 minutes.

Spring arrives and the foragers are out stalking wild asparagus.

Shrimps from the local lakes, and wild asparagus.

"In spring we would get wild asparagus, we'd get dandelion season," he said.

However, picking the flowers today is not encouraged as wild asparagus is becoming rare.

They sought shelter in a cave on the bank of a stream, where grew water-cresses and other herbs, such as wild asparagus.

Of trees there were none, but grass grew; the horses fattened if the men didn't, and at least there was wild asparagus again.