They usually have five rounded leaflets and clusters of white flowers which is followed by sweet, juicy fruits. Wild onion is found in open woodlands, prairies, dry meadows and rocky slopes. It is a bulbous plant with a reddish purple bulb. The leaves are thin, flattened and grass like. Pink or white flowers appear in clusters on this plant.
Prickly pear grows in dry soil, sandy grasslands and among rocks.
This plant looks like a cactus with clumps of flattened sprawling stems that are studded with red brown bumps of tiny barbed hairs. The flowers are yellow with red centers and the edible fruits are reddish brown. Thistles are another edible food source in the wild. Easily identified by their spiny tipped leaves these plants are usually found in fields and pastures throughout the United States. They produce a bristly red purple flower.