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They are harvested with about 20cm of stem as soon as the flowers wither and are dried for later use. * Fuller's teasel is occasionally cultivated for its seed head, which is used for carding cloth.

Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown.

They are harvested with about 20cm of stem as soon as the flowers wither and are dried for later use. * Fuller's teasel is occasionally cultivated for its seed head, which is used for carding cloth.

* It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * The plant is high in certain antioxidants. The syrup is used as a nutritional supplement, especially for babies. * The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still...

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. The 5–45 cm long and 1–10 cm wide leaves are oblanceolate, oblong, or obovate in shape with the bases gradually narrowing to the petiole.

It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind and rain. * Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m.

* Leaves to 6"; branches brown and fuzzy; small clusters of 7-10 flowers; rounded fruit; native to northeast Asia.

* Ceanothus velutinus is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae , known by the common names Red Root , Snowbrush Ceanothus and Tobacco Brush . * All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce...

A position in full sun is best when plants are being grown for their fruit, they also succeed in semi-shade though fruit yields and quality will be lower in such a position. The fruits and flowers have a hypotensive effect as well as acting as a direct...

* The shrub blooms in spherical clusters of urn-shaped whitish manzanita flowers. * Native from Nevada to Washington; forms a mat of bright green leaves. It can also be pulverised and made into a drink.

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the...

It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume.

* Ceanothus velutinus is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae , known by the common names Red Root , Snowbrush Ceanothus and Tobacco Brush . * All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce...

The trunk reaches 12–15 m (39–49 ft) in length and 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. The drupes are black when ripe and 12 mm (0.47 in) in diameter. The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser material is obtained from older...

The winter buds are stout, ovate-acute, smooth, deep red, with two bud scales visible. * A commercially important timber in its native range. Tall, occasionally growing taller. It is a useful timber tree that is native from Canada west to North Dakota,...

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or...

* The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China.

Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute for limes. It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. It is used in preserves.

It is hardy to zone 6. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires...

It is usually found in East Asia in Central and Southern China, Taiwan, and Indochina. The leaves are 10~15 cm wide, and are three-lobed unlike five- to seven-lobed leaves of most American Liquidambar species.

* The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. It has many commercial uses. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut.

It was formerly known as Mimulus guttatus. * Erythranthe guttata is pollinated by bees, such as Bombus species. A poultice of the crushed leaves has been applied to wounds, rope burns etc.

* The fruit is a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit. Blooming in early June, the flowers grow in solitary or in corymbs from lateral buds.

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. The 5–45 cm long and 1–10 cm wide leaves are oblanceolate, oblong, or obovate in shape with the bases gradually narrowing to the petiole.

* A good bee plant. * A very ornamental plant. * Established plants are drought tolerant. * Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late...

Wild bergamot often grows in rich soils in dry fields, thickets, and clearings, usually on limy soil. * Wild bergamot was considered a medicinal plant by many Native Americans including the Menominee, the Ojibwe, and the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk).

* An infusion of the dried powdered herb can be used as an antiseptic. It is often grown as an ornamental in flower gardens. Canadensis is sometimes browsed by deer and is good to fair as food for domestic livestock such as cattle or horses.