Written by Danny Bernstein on March 21, 2011 John Odell ate coltsfoot at dinner when he visited Japan. He describes it as textured like Swiss chard but with a different flavor. But in the United States, coltsfoot is an invasive exotic species that crowds out native plants, takes over a region because it has no natural enemies, and threatens native biodiversity.
Mr. Odell, the resource management coordinator for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's
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