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* The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy.

* By the 20th century, teasels had been largely replaced by metal cards, which can be made uniformly and do not require constant replacement as the teasel heads wear. * A blue dye is obtained from the dried plant, an indigo substitute.

* A tea made from the leaves is diaphoretic, diuretic and emmenagogue. The plant is a widespread adulterant to commercial supplies of skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora. Two smaller, bushier species have been introduced from Europe into eastern North America:...

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans.

* Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in)) per year. * It is now commonly planted as an ornamental tree across the British Isles and some parts of...

* Does well along woods edges as a background plant in perennial gardens. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve...

Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)]. * Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m.

The plant contains various toxic compounds, including daphnetoxin and mezerein, and these are currently being investigated (1995) for their anti-leukaemia effects. In southern Europe it is confined to medium to higher elevations and in the subalpine vegetation...

They are used like broccoli. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum.

* A small delicate shrub with 1" white bell-shaped flowers in small clusters from the leaf axils, in early or mid summer; bright green flowers; grayish fruit in fall; prefers moist, acid soil; a good garden shrub in the right conditions; native to the...

According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals.

* The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. Flabellata pumila. * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position.

This deciduous tree tends to sprout at the base, producing a clump of tall trees around what was the original tree. A favorite of bees they make good honey from the nectar. It is a useful timber tree that is native from Canada west to North Dakota, south...

The flowers are pink, borne in summer. * Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves , on thorny stems.

The plant contains various toxic compounds, including daphnetoxin and mezerein, and these are currently being investigated (1995) for their anti-leukaemia effects. In southern Europe it is confined to medium to higher elevations and in the subalpine vegetation...

The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc. It produces yellow flowers in clusters before anthesis. * The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is easily harvested and when soaked...

It is thought probably to have originated in Mexico. * Opuntia ficus-indica is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world.

The flowers are a rich source of nectar and is occasionally grown commercially as a crop for bees. * Seed propagation- sow in situ in late spring or late summer. * Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position.

* Many parts of the Rubus parviflorus plant were used for a great variety of medicinal purposes by Native Americans.Thimbleberries are very high in Vitamin C as well as A and can be used to treat scurvy.

* A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or white flowers in July and August; likes calcaric soils; spreads via suckers; aromatic leaves; widely used in...

* A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or white flowers in July and August; likes calcaric soils; spreads via suckers; aromatic leaves; widely used in...

* It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens.

* German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves. The foliage is thin, and strap like. * It produces up to 30 pink flowers in characteristic allium umbels in the mid to late summer and grows to between...

* A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals. * The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before,...

Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)]. * Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m.

The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing root suckers . * 1 3/4" pink or, less commonly, white flowers, in summer; round hips; native from Minnesota to British Columbia, south...

The Gerbera daisy is perennial. * The flag and coat of arms of the Province of Mpumalanga include a depiction of this flower. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie...