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Can anyone identify this? |
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Early settlers sometimes used redbud blossoms as a salad food. Redbud bark was used to treat common maladies and sometimes even leukemia.
Medicinal Uses: A tea made from the inner bark is highly astringent. Used in the treatment of fevers, diarrhea and dysentery, it is also a folk remedy for |
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The Sunflower is valuable from an economic, as well as from an ornamental point of view. Every part of the plant may be utilized for some economic purpose. The leaves form a cattle-food and the stems contain a fiber which may be used successfully in making paper. The seed is rich in oil, which is sa |
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Photo shot on August 8. |
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Found in the afternoon.
24 August - Late Winter. Roughly 23 degrees centigrade.
Small yellow heads with a darker brown stem. |
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This one is classified as edible. I have heard, however, that it doesn't taste all that great. |
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desire to know anything about this, please! |
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I am an artist. The mushrooms I am posting are from a ref.library. Unfortunately, there are no names included. I wish to use these images in my painting, but, I would like to be able to give them names. Please, can anyone help me? |
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The plant was given its English name by the 17th century herbalist Thomas Johnson in a celebrated case of mistaken identity. In fact, what Johnson found and described in 1633 was probably maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. As the first name given to a plant is generally the one botanists stick to, the |
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Tansy is considered to be invasive to many areas across the United States and can cause liver damage to cattle and horses. However, it has many natural gardening benefits. It makes an effective insecticide. It is also used in companion planting with cucumbers, squash, roses, and berries.
The |
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The larvae from these insects feed on aphids and scale insects and, for this reason, are being considered as biological control agents. |
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This annual shrub is native to parts of North America with temperate climates. It grows to be anywhere between 18-24" (45-60 cm)in height with bloom times from mid Summer to early Fall.
Beware of this plant if you have any allergies to rubber. The plant is also toxic if ingested.
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Don't know if it is a mushroom - like an orange tube with a brown rounded tip, 5 inches long. |
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very small the cap has a pumpkin look and is white and the stipe is a dark purple with a shine like a cats whisker |
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Medicinal Uses: The flowers are ophthalmic. They are used in the treatment of conjunctivitis and epiphora
Food Uses: The seeds are edible when roasted, but not commonly consumed
Other Notes: In some areas, notably the eastern United States and particularly in Florida, it is considered |
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