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* Mature shoots are bound into bunches and used as scourers or as besoms. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. * Butcher's broom has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands.

* It was the favorite flower of John F. * The flowers are often used in dried-flower arrangements because they retain their colour well. * A blue ink and a dye is obtained from the petals mixed with alum-water.

* Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America . It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall.

* Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and long-lasting blue flowers. * Jacarandas are very widely grown as ornamental trees in Australia.

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches.

The inner bark contains large quantities of a sticky slime that can be dried to a powder or made into a liquid. In particular, it is a gentle and effective remedy for irritated states of the mucous membranes of the chest, urinary tubules, stomach and...

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases.

* Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western...

It is most abundant in the Pacific Northwest . * It is named after David Douglas , who collected seed from the plant during his botanical explorations. * The fruit can also be used for making pies, preserves etc, and can be dried for later use.

* Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens. It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.

* A tea is made by boiling the leaves and stems. * Juniperus communis subsp. A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour. Alpina , Vitosha , Bulgaria . It is dioecious , with male and female cones on separate plants, which are wind pollinated.

* Wolfberry species are deciduous woody perennial plants , growing 1–3 m high. * Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use.

* Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores. * The leaves are cooked and used as greens. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding .

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant...

The woody fruit is up to 30mm in diameter. * The fruit is eaten raw or dried for later use. * Paliurus spina-christi , commonly known as Jerusalem Thorn , Garland Thorn , Christ's Thorn , or Crown of Thorns , is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean...

* It requires full sun, but is hardy and cold tolerant. * Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian sage, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant or subshrub that is native to central Asia in an area that includes Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Tibet.

A yellow to gold dye is obtained from the leaves, buds and stems combined. An infusion of the plant repels insects, it is also disinfectant and so is used for washing walls, floors etc.

* Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass.

* The image of the saguaro is indelibly linked with that of the American Southwest, especially in western films. They continue to produce nectar after sunrise. The fruits are edible and prized by local people.

It is used as a houseplant and conservatory tree in colder climates. * Cones can remain closed on the tree for a number of years, opening after the heat of a forest fire to scatter their seeds which then germinate and grow rapidly in the ashes of the...

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres...

It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico , to west Texas , where it grows in woodland, chaparral , forest, and other habitat.

* Many people grow this tree in the Southern USA just so they can gather the Catalpa worms to use as fishing bait. * A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize...

* The Arizona White Oak is a perennial tree and may grow up to 60 ft with a diameter of 3.3 ft. * It usually occurs as a native shrub or a medium sized tree. The amount of acorns produced can also vary year to year, one year there may be about 32,000...

Unlike Black Pepper or Capsicum, however, the compounds in clematis cause internal bleeding of the digestive tract if ingested internally in large amounts. Like the rest of the Clematis genus, it contains essential oils and compounds which are extremely...

* Extremely hardy--a plant lifted from a pot in December spent the winter in zone 5 with its bare rootball frozen to the turf--still bloomed well in the spring; bright yellow flowers in spring; small bright green compound leaves.