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 species that grows in moist, shady areas often forming mats in the understory. The...
Lemon Balm by Student Contributor Monique Van Gunten 2015
Melissa officinalis Monograph by Monique VanGunten 2015 Lemon balm, sunshine herb, apiastrum, bawme, Melissa, smiths bawme, iron-wort, blue Oswego tea, scarlet monarda, bee balm, heart’s...
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 begin to ripen. Much of our plant folklore warns to be careful of red berries, and true to...
Fennel Monograph by Student Contributor Alexa Zigman
Figuring out Fennel by Alexa Zigman Foeniculum vulgare Apiaceae Here’s a flavor mighty fine Put it in your food sometime The seeds can help reduce your gas Stimulate the G.I. tract Helps with flatulence or colic And also is a diuretic Fennel tincture or the seed Can...
