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Sweetgum - Liquidambar styriciflua

Sweetgum - Liquidambar styriciflua

Sweet Gum Tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, is a beautiful, deciduous tree native to the Americas. Its seed pod balls are large and spiky, resembling some of the more irritating pollen grains...

Sweetgum - Liquidambar styriciflua

Sweet Gum Tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, is a beautiful, deciduous tree native to the Americas. Its seed pod balls are large and spiky, resembling some of the more irritating pollen grains...

Another Goldenrod Post

Another Goldenrod Post

At least 8 varieties of goldenrod (solidago) grow in my area, pretty much all in the same, sunny conditions. The aerial parts have many beneficial effects, and it is generally...

Another Goldenrod Post

At least 8 varieties of goldenrod (solidago) grow in my area, pretty much all in the same, sunny conditions. The aerial parts have many beneficial effects, and it is generally...

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense

Horsetail, Equisetum arvense, is an ancient plant that has been around since the dinosaurs. It is loaded with silica, aka quartz, aka silicon dioxide, which is a component of bones,...

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense

Horsetail, Equisetum arvense, is an ancient plant that has been around since the dinosaurs. It is loaded with silica, aka quartz, aka silicon dioxide, which is a component of bones,...

Self-Heal - Prunella vulgaris

Self-Heal - Prunella vulgaris

Self-heal or Prunella vulgaris is an herbaceous plant in the very populous mint family. It is also called heal-all for reasons that will become apparent. It is common in temperate...

Self-Heal - Prunella vulgaris

Self-heal or Prunella vulgaris is an herbaceous plant in the very populous mint family. It is also called heal-all for reasons that will become apparent. It is common in temperate...

Plantain - Plantago major or Plantago lanceolata

Plantain - Plantago major or Plantago lanceolata

Plantago is ubiquitous in landscapes all over the world. It encompasses at least 200 different varieties that grow in a range of climates. In North America it grows abundantly around...

Plantain - Plantago major or Plantago lanceolata

Plantago is ubiquitous in landscapes all over the world. It encompasses at least 200 different varieties that grow in a range of climates. In North America it grows abundantly around...

Hair and Nail Salve

Hair and Nail Salve

Hair and nail balm with horsetail plant - Equisetum arvense

Hair and Nail Salve

Hair and nail balm with horsetail plant - Equisetum arvense