by wildflowerscho | Apr 30, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Asclepias asperula or Inmortal. Asclepias was a greek physician who later became known as a god or the “father” of medicine and asperula means rough, so I like to think of this plant as a rough and tough healer. Family: Milkweed, or Asclepiadaceae...
by wildflowerscho | Apr 30, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Vaccinium arboreum or Farkleberry/Sparkleberry. Family: Heath, or Ericaceae Besides having the coolest common name of any of the Vacciniums, as the name implies(arboreum), it is a native blueberry which instead of being a small shrub, grows into a tree!...
by wildflowerscho | Apr 30, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
The official Latin name of Evening Primrose is Oenothera in the Onagraceae Family It was give its name because as Ms. Grieve states in a modern herbal “Each flower opens at the dusk of evening, and does not close till about 9 or 10 o’clock...
by wildflowerscho | Apr 30, 2011 | Library, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, Herbs
Dewberry, or Rubus trivialis Rubus said to be from Latin ruber, meaning “red” pertaining to its fruit color It is in the in Rose, or Rosaceae family of Plants Description:. There are many horticultural varieties of Rubus sold and grown as blackberries and...
by wildflowerscho | Apr 30, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Cottonwood, or Populus deltoides The Lakota know them as canyáh’u, meaning “peel off wood,” and the Omaha as maa-zho. Family: Salicaceae family of plants, or willow family and is closely related to poplars, and willows Description: Cottonwood is a...
by wildflowerscho | Apr 30, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Cleavers, Latin name is Galium sp. Family: Cleavers is in the Rubiaceae Family. There are several species throughout N America and our is probably not native, though some sources argue this point. Other names include: Stickyweed, Goosegrass, and Sweet...
