Merriwether's Foraging Texas

Oyster root! Also known as salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) root tastes vaguely like oysters but more like artichoke heart to me. They have a special place in my heart because mom would use the large puffballs in flower arrangements after spraying them with her hairspray to keep them intact.

What if there was a wild plant that tastes like and can be used in all the same ways as asparagus, but it didn’t make you smell funny?
There is! The tips of large, thorny Greenbriar (Smilax bona-nox) vines kind of resemble asparagus and are harvested the same way, just bend the end of the vine and whatever snaps off you can eat raw or cooked.
These vines have alternating leaves with two tendrils growing at the base of each leaf, sharp thorns on older parts of the vine, and grow in fully shaded woods. It’s time to gather them and if you have, what’s your favorite way to prepare them?