Admittedly my skill is pretty low IRL lol ...but even though I was raised in a major city I can recognize mint, blackberries, wild onions, and wild strawberries. And if I ever had the need or desire I could learn more.
But still..I'm curious...why can a bard forage and not a shaman? A shaman can learn alchemy, so must have a great deal of knowledge about various plants. Why can wood elves forage, but not, say, ogres? Won't an ogre eat just about anything? And what IS it about a bard that makes it possible for them to forage? Does their music make edible food just leap into their hands or something? I'm not griping, I'm just curious =)