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Does anyone else think this might be a “she”?

A species of Baccharis

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-giant-tortoise-thought-extinct-galapagos.html

Sorry, I am sure your plant is not S. pseudocapsicum. That plant never gets as large as your plant in question. There are many edible Solanum, and it is likely yours is one of those. There are chapters of the North American Fruit Explorers, all over Florida. Also California Rare Fruit Growers...

Grow the cardoon plant. Less spikey.

I'm at a loss on this one - I would wager it is some Solanum

I'm sure it's not chickweed, which has opposite leaves. It looks like a spurge; if so, it will bleed a milky sap when you break a stem. Try it, and report back.

One of the problems here is the common name thing. At least 7 species are called "pennywort". Which one do you mean? I will concede I was not very sure of the Cymbalaria identification, and there are only two species of that genus that I know well. I am sure it's not Umbillicus, which I do...

The first one is a buttercup - Ranunculus

OK, the first two pics (the plant in question) is most definitely NOT Umbilicus. Nor is it Hydrocotle. It is much more likely wall ivy - Cymbalaria. I would recommend you weed it out of your yard. I notice between the plant in question, there are some chickweed seedlings - this is a good food -...

The tiny spine-like things in clusters are called glochids; very irritating. I burn them off with a torch held parallel to the flat pad.

yes

Carol, my first thought was of your drought - it makes the news even here. I would water the hibiscus generously every few days, and fertilize twice a month.

I would not feed Piper leaves.

These two site are really good for IDing plants: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/namegal https://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/plantid/all/

Yes to Will. Drying, absolutely dry, as in using a food dryer, should reduce the chances of pathogens growing in storage.

I don't like any list such as that one that is overly broad; suggesting that all members of a genus are safe is just not supportable.

Yes. Freeze them immediately. Things most certainly CAN grow without oxygen, and many of those things are very bad. Have you heard of Botulism? Here's the article on blanching if you want to dive in: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kontyushigen1930/55/2/55_2_137/_pdf

There is a well-known paper on blanching mulberry leaves before freezing them to use as food in the winter for silkworms. The take-away is a ten to 30 second blanche in boiling water before freezing is quite advantageous. This also reduced disease organisms. Vacuum sealing alone might create a...

The first is "ti" - Cordyline fruticosa. Not dangerously toxic. Second is gold dust Acuba - I can find no record of toxicity.