Rachel’s Wild Plants Blog

Learn About Edible & Medicinal Herbs, Shrubs and Trees

There’s a new plant every Friday – we’re just getting started! Browse the Index or Tags, or check out the latest:

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  The Wood Folk Diaries: Volume 2, Chapter 13: Meet the Gray CatbirdSeptember 17, 2021
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  Mouse-ear Chickweeds – Cerastium SPP.: Furries of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsSeptember 17, 2021
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  Mountain-Ashes – Sorbus SPP.: Rose Tree of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsSeptember 10, 2021
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  Catnip – Nepeta Cataria: Nightcap of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsSeptember 3, 2021
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  Honeysuckles – Lonicera SPP.: Nectar of Edible & Medicinal PlantsAugust 27, 2021
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  Arrowheads – Sagittaria SPP.: Marsh Potato of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsAugust 20, 2021
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  The Wood Folk Diaries: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Meet the Flycatchers Ft. Eastern PhoebeAugust 17, 2021
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  Yellow Birch – Betula Alleghaniensis: Wintergreen Tree of Edible & Medicinal PlantsAugust 13, 2021
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  Horsetails – Equisetum SPP.: Scourer of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsAugust 6, 2021
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  Salsifies – Tragopogon SPP.: Oyster of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsJuly 30, 2021
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  Ragweed – Ambrosia Artemisiifolia: Sneeziest of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsJuly 23, 2021
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  The Wood Folk Diaries: Volume 2, Chapter 11: Meet the Song Sparrow and FriendsJuly 17, 2021
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  Canada Thistle – Cirsium Arvense: “She Doesn’t Even Go Here” of Edible & Medicinal Wild PlantsJuly 16, 2021