Almost forgot, if you have the ability, get a wild edibles handbook for the area you hike. There's nothing more satisfying than picking solomons seal, or spring beauties, or sunchokes, or wild onions, & making a meal out of it.
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Absolutely, I have several! My Masters degree was in botany, and I practice a little herbalism as well, so we're well equipped to know yummy from not yummy and poisonous. Except in the mushroom area. I steer clear of that (other than morels), since my expertise is not in that area, and mistakes can be deadly!