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A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit. * A green dye can be obtained from the leaves. The bark is both strong and flexible as well as being ornamental. * Oregon cherry or Bitter cherry ( Prunus emarginata ) is a species of Prunus native...

* A poultice made from the bark is used to close cuts and wounds. * Fall color is quite variable, ranging from attractive combinations of orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green to undistinguished, dull yellowish green.

The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood, but does not extend past 50°N (Soper and Heimburger...

Torminalis clusii , Wild Service Tree ), sometimes known as the Chequer(s) Tree or Checker(s) Tree , is a species of Sorbus native to Europe from England and Wales east to Denmark and Poland , south to northwest Africa , and southeast to southwest Asia...

It occurs throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Mixedwood forest region, the New England-Acadian forest region, and the eastern Canadian boreal forests. However, a useful distinguishing feature of this species is its shiny, sticky buds.

* The use of S. * Sandalwood oil has been widely used in folk medicine for treatment of common colds, bronchitis Album has been the primary source of sandalwood and the derived oil.

* Perennial; small yellow flowers; source of a golden-yellow dye. * A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma.

Used for small turnery. * A green dye is obtained from the immature fruit. Often grown as an informal hedge, it is also amenable to trimming. Yellow, orange and brownish dyes can also be obtained.

* White or pink flowers to 2 1/2"; pear-shaped 1/3-2/3" hips, shiny red or red-orange; suckers to form thickets; native to woods, dunes, and prairies from Nova Scotia to Maryland and Texas * It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing...

Because of its suckering habit, it also makes a good dense ground cover plant. The flowers, borne in late spring, are yellow.Oregon-grape is used in gardens and natural landscaping similarly to barberry, as a plant suited for low-maintenance plantings...

* This species is native to the temperate regions of the old world, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles through Russia, and the Middle East to China and Japan, including India.

* Curled Dock ( Rumex crispus ), also known as Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock , sometimes as "narrow-leaved dock" (which properly refers to a variant of Sorrel ), and ambiguously as " garden patience " , is a perennial flowering plant...

* It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in several types of habitats, including chaparral and Coast redwood forests. An aromatic sweet tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves.

* The seed contains several medically active compounds and is analgesic, antibacterial and antiinflammatory. * It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles...

* Caragana arborescens , or Caragana or Siberian peashrub or Siberian peashrub , is a species of legume . The plant is native to Siberia and parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan .

They are most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. Pectin is also said to protect the body against radiation. The fruit should be fully ripe before being eaten and is best after a frost or two.

* White or pink flowers to 2 1/2"; pear-shaped 1/3-2/3" hips, shiny red or red-orange; suckers to form thickets; native to woods, dunes, and prairies from Nova Scotia to Maryland and Texas * It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing...

* The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints. * The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root.

Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).

They are sometimes put in beer and ale to improve the flavour and increase foaming. * Foliage, deciduous, is fragrant when crushed, and has been used medicinally; tiny fruits; branches once used in England to flavor "gale beer"; native to wet peaty areas...

* The Scarlet Oak ( Quercus coccinea ) is an oak in the red oak section Quercus sect. Pin Oak however is properly identified as Quercus palustris. * This tall tree has lustrous almost reflective dark green summer leaves that yield to brilliant reds and...

* The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States . * It is a large shrub or tree growing to 22 m tall.

The woodland strawberry was first cultivated in ancient Persia where farmers knew the fruit as Toot Farangi. * Evidence from archaeological excavations suggests that Fragaria vesca has been consumed by humans since the Stone Age.

It grows from sea level in the north, up to elevations of 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in the south. An infusion is used internally in the treatment of stomach complaints, diarrhoea and dysentery, anaemia, the spitting up of blood and to treat vomiting.

An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends. Readily eaten by grazing animals. Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. Used as a reclamation species on very poor soils.

* Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn. This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant. Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California .

It occurs from Newfoundland west to Manitoba, and south to Pennsylvania, with several smaller, disjunct populations occurring in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia, as well as a few small pockets in extreme northern New Jersey and...