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Since the 1800s, the roots have been collected by "'sang hunters," and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots. * Requires a deep moist humus rich soil in a shady position in a woodland.

* The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups.

* The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June and July; needs acid soil in cultivation; many elaborate, unusual, beautiful, and rather difficult-to-grow cultivars, in...

It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic.

* Clump-forming tree or shrub, stems extremely prickly, lacy white flower panicles; leaves to 2-6' (that's feet, not inches)!! * The leaves usually have a number of slender prickles, they must be gathered before the prickles harden and are then chopped...

* Iris pseudacorus is a species of Iris , native to Europe , western Asia and northwest Africa . A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus.

Large, coarse, rich-green leaves are concentrated at branch ends. Flowers are yellowish-green and tubular with five, reflexed lobes. The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent...

* Cornus amomum ( Silky Dogwood ) is a species of dogwood native to eastern North America , from Ontario and Quebec south to Arkansas and Georgia . * There are approximately 12,000 seeds per pound.

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family...

* Betula pubescens ( Downy Birch ; also known as White Birch , European White Birch or Hairy Birch ) is a species of birch , native and abundant throughout northern Europe , Iceland , northern Asia and also Greenland .

* Iris versicolor , also commonly known as the Harlequin Blueflag , Larger Blue Flag , Northern Blue Flag , and other variations of those names, is a species of Iris native to North America where it is common in sedge meadows, marshes, and along streambanks...

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United...

* Cephalotaxus sinensis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft 5in) at a slow rate. The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma.

Plant forms a trunk when grown in standing water. * There are more than 2,500 plants in the palm family worldwide, but only about a dozen are native to the United States. Leaf blades longer than the leaf stalks, fan shaped, as much as 4 feet wide, dissected,...

Succeeds in part shade. A polymorphic species, it hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. A very ornamental plant. * Clusters of rosy-pink flowers are found at the tips of the branches.

* Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree , found only in the southeastern United States states of Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Missouri and Texas .

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.

* The seeds from these improved selections will be more true to type due to continued selection for blue color and appropriate growth habit for use as Christmas trees. * The original Cook strain of Balsam Fir was selected due to the blue tinge of the...

* Tolerant of clipping and maritime exposure, the alder can be grown in a windbreak or a hedge. European alder ALGL2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (I), CAN (I) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACW- Morphology/Physiology...

Wood found buried in swamps for hundreds of years is perfectly sound and not water-logged. However, it is still the most widely used name for this species. * Chamaecyparis thyoides (Whitecedar Falsecypress or Atlantic White cedar), is a species of Chamaecyparis,...

At least forty species of birds are known to feed on the fruit of the Roughleaf Dogwood. * The roughleaf dogwood flowers during the summer months. It can grow to a height of 15 to 25 feet (4.6 - 7.6 m) with a spread of 10 to 15 feet (3.1 - 4.6 m).

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added.

The tree was also valued for its tough, resilient wood, used for making implements, and for its bark, used for a wide range of medicinal purposes. An infusion of the bark is used as an eyewash.

Rigida but distinct, and is less hardy than that species. * The species name is derived from the persistently unopened cones that may remain closed for several years before they release their seeds; the opening is often in response to forest fires.

Widely cultivated for its medicinal properties as an astringent and inflammation reducer, Hamamelis Virginian is an important ingredient of proprietary eye drops, skin creams, ointments and skin tonics.

* The seeds from these improved selections will be more true to type due to continued selection for blue color and appropriate growth habit for use as Christmas trees. * The original Cook strain of Balsam Fir was selected due to the blue tinge of the...

* This species is the state tree of Ohio. * Commonly known as Ohio buckeye , American buckeye , or fetid buckeye. Conservation Plant Characteristics Aesculus glabra Willd. Ohio buckeye AEGL Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48...