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Cleavers, Galium aparine by Student Contributor Tracey Gulledge

Galium aparine L. Family: Rubiaceae Common names: Bedstraw, Cleavers, Goosegrass Tracey Gulledge Plant Monograph Fall Community 2015 Galium aparine is a common, annual herbaceous

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Chili Pequin, Capsicum annuum

Warming Up Winter With Wild Chile PequinIts always such a joy to stumble upon wild chile peppers. They are happy little plants, often neglected and unseen until their berries

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Poke, Phytolacca

Pokeberry, Phytolacca americana, is a toxic plant whose root is used in drop or low dosage by experienced herbalists as a lymphatic stimulant. As with all low dose

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Artemisia, Mugwort

Artemisia is named for the goddess Artemis protectress of all things wild, of women and was thought to bring things back to health. She is goddess of the hunt, a virgin, twin

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Vervain Monograph by Student Contributor Meg Houston

Confessions of a Vervain Girl: Glandularia Bipinnatifida “We are at home on this planet – we have but to recognise it. From the ills of humanity through the gift of herbal

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