Weedcrafting: Wildcrafting for the next Generation of Foragers

by wildflowerscho | Feb 8, 2019 | Herbs, Bioregional Herbalism

Dedicated to Dona Enriqueta Contrera-Gonzales, Herbalist and Midwife of Oaxaca Mexico Changing your perspective, using critical thinking skills and being a thoughtful opportunist This is a time of extreme challenges and changes on Earth.  Wildlands and wild things are...

Fucking Plants

by wildflowerscho | Mar 30, 2018 | Library, Bioregional Herbalism, All

When I first began forming relationships with plants, I fell in lust with the idea of being able to identify and harvest wild plants. In the mid 90s, I decided to wholeheartedly pursue this passion. Since then, I sought out teachers all over North America to teach me...

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

by wildflowerscho | Nov 26, 2015 | Herbs, Bioregional Herbalism

~Eli Young 2015 Dear Yarrow, You are an old friend in your ubiquity. Following my travels from shore to shore, I feel we walk a similar road. I hear your name from the annals of Greece and England, India and China. Named millefolium for the apparent million leaves and...

Calendula by Student Contributor Andrea Garcia 2015

by wildflowerscho | Nov 26, 2015 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism

Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis, also known as marigold, pot marigold, marybud, poor man’s saffron, or flor de muerto (just to name a few), is in the Asteraceae (formerly known as Composite) family 1.  A native to Europe, the name Calendula derived...

Evening Primrose Oenothera by Student Contributor Irene Lobeck

by wildflowerscho | Nov 26, 2015 | Bioregional Herbalism, Herbs, Texas

“It is that in a dark night, when no objects can be distinguished at an inconsiderable distance, this plant, when in full flower, can be seen at a great distance, having a bright white appearance, which probably may arise from some phosphoric properties of the...

Skullcap by Student Contributor Chloe Morris

by wildflowerscho | Nov 26, 2015 | Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism

Chloe Morris Spring 2015 Skullcap Monograph Common name: Skullcap, also according to Henriette’s Page Scullcap. Hoodwort. Madweed. Mad-dog or Sideflowering Scullcap. Blue Pimpernel. Hooded Willow-herb. Scutellaire Latin name: Scutellaria spp, there are many species...