Fringed Polygala

 Fringed Polygala, 

Polygala paucifolia, Polygaloides paucifolia, Other common names: Bird-on-the-Wing, Flowering Wintergreen, Fringed Milkwort, Gay Wings, Gaywings. The leaves were used externally by the Iroquois as a wash or poultice to treat abscesses, boils and sores. It was once believed that leaves fed to nursing mothers or dairy cattle would increase milk production.

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Fernilicious!

Fabulous patterns of ferns.

The Beauty Of Ferns In The Forest

Can You Tell That I Love Ferns!

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False Hellebore

False Hellebore flowers and buds. Veratrum viride, known as Indian poke, corn-lily, Indian hellebore, false hellebore, green false hellebore, giant false-helleborine, wild corn, cow cabbage American false hellebore, American white hellebore, bear corn, big hellebore, devils bite, duck retten, itchweed, poor Annie, blue hellebore and tickleweed. A native woodland plant that produces small green flowers and big beautiful green leaves. This plant was considered to have magical properties by many Native American tribes, who used it for talismanic and ceremonial purposes, as well as to treat conditions ranging from hair loss to madness. It is extremely toxic.

False Hellebore flowers and buds closeup.

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Bunchberry

 

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) is a wildflower that grows in mixed wood forests. Its dogwood-like white flowers appear in late spring, followed by bright red berries in summer.

This plant is also called Bunchberry Dogwood, Dwarf Dogwood, Canadian Bunchberry, Dogwood Bunchberry, Pudding Berry, Crackerberry, Creeping Dogwood, and Dwarf Cornel. 

Bunchberry fruit is said to edible, but not very flavorful. The fruits reportedly can be consumed raw or cooked. Native Americans used them in puddings and sauces, ate them raw, or dried them for winter use. The fruit is said to be rich in pectin.

Bunchberry was used medicinally by a number of native American groups. For instance, the Abnaki used an infusion of the leaves as a cathartic tea. The Hoh used an infusion of the bark as a tonic. The Iroquois took a decoction of the whole plant for coughs and fevers.

Bunchberry provides a food source for some species of wildlife. 

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Lupine

Lupine
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. There are over 200 species of Lupine. The term lupine, from the Latin for “wolf,” derives from the mistaken belief that these plants depleted, or “wolfed,” minerals from the soil. The contrary is true, however; lupines aid soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air in a soil form useful for other plants.

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Catmint Pollination

 Catmint Pollination. 

I know it looks like lavender, but it's not. Some people harvest catmint leaves to use as a culinary herb similar to mint.

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Dame's Rocket

 

Dame's Rocket attracting A Butterfly with it's delicious ­­­­­­fra­grance­. Also known as Dame’s or sweet rocket, dame’s or damask violet, rogue’s or queen’s gilliflower, vesper flower, mother-of-the-evening. It grows in purple or white. Dame’s rocket is a food source for caterpillars and a nectar source for butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Many people enjoy eating young dame’s rocket leaves in salads for their bitter tang, similar to arugula. The sprouted seeds, are also edible. In the Victorian “language of flowers”, dame’s rocket symbolized deceit because it is fragrant in the evening but scentless, or nearly so, during the day. Dame’s rocket has been used medicinally to induce sweating, promote urination, and loosen a cough.

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