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Hill Country Herbalist: Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) Growing in the Tex…

Hill Country Herbalist: Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) Growing in the Tex…: Lemon Mint, or Monarda citriodora , is a wonderful addition to your garden.  It invites and

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Texas Kidneywood

Kidneywood: Eysenhardtia spp Palo Azul or Palo Local Central Texas Species Eysenhardtia texana Loving my local Kidneywood.  Such a unique orange, grease-like fragrance to the

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Juniper by student contributor Anna Derengowski

Juniperus spp. Juniper/Cedar Cupressaceae By Anna Derengowski Wildflower School 2012 Tastes: bitter, pungent, sweet, warm, dry Properties/Actions: astringent, diuretic, bitter,

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Nettles, Urtica spp

Its a nettles year in my part of the world. As a wildcrafting herbalist, you start to see different plants come out as the “stars”. In some bioregions stinging nettles

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