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Black throated blue warbler

Hobblebush – Viburnum Lantanoides: Edible Uses of One of Our Most Common Thicket Shrubs

October 3, 2025 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Hobblebush - Viburnum Lantanoides

Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides syn. Viburnum alnifolium) is the most common viburnum around Haliburton, Ontario. It’s easy to find along roadsides and in thickets on the edges of woods. Like some of our other shrubs, you may find it nonblooming in the understory. Sometimes called moosewood, it’s not to be confused with striped maple. Like other … [Read more…]

Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Adoxaceae (incl. Caprifoliaceae, p.pt.)/Moschatel family, Attracts pollinators, Black throated blue warbler, Brown thrashers, Butterflies, Cedar waxwings, Edible parts, Native to Ontario, Pine grosbeaks, Red-eyed vireos, Ruffed grouse, Swainson’s thrushes, White flowers

Eastern Hemlock – Tsuga Canadensis: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Porcupine Tree of Wild Plants

April 15, 2022 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Eastern Hemlock – Tsuga Canadensis

A favourite of porcupines, hemlock is a tree that’s beneficial to countless wildlife. It also has many edible, medicinal and craft uses. Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) can be found in moist hardwood forests. I know people hereabouts with a mature hemlock forest for a backyard. On the 100 acre I frequent, I’ve had to go … [Read more…]

Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Antiseptic, Astringent, Beavers, Beetles, Black throated blue warbler, Black throated green warbler, Black-capped chickadees, Blackburnian warbler, Counterirritant, Crossbills, Deer mice, Diuretic, Dye, Edible parts, Expectorant, Found in moist deciduous woods, Hermit thrushes, Immune, Integumentary, Magnolia warbler, Medicinal parts, Mice, Native to Ontario, Northern parula warbler, Pinaceae/Pine family, Pine siskins, Porcupines, Red crossbill, Red squirrels, Respiratory, Rose-breasted grosbeaks, Ruby-throated hummingbirds, Styptic, Warblers, White-footed mice, White-tailed deer, White-winged crossbills, Yellow-bellied sapsuckers

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    I am in Maryland in a rural area. Around 10 years ago I found a weird tall plant growing as…

  2. Eva Zdrava on False Bindweeds – Calystegia SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Morning Glories of Wild PlantsMay 5, 2025

    I just read yesterday about Calystegia silvatica, That neither part of the plant extract showed any cytotoxicity to the normal…

  3. Margo Thompson on Quaking Aspen – Populus Tremuloides: Edible & Medicinal Uses of a Popple’r Wild PlantMay 4, 2025

    I can't believe I've lived with the trees all of these years and didn't know this!

  4. Teresa on Serviceberry – Amelanchier SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Early Bloomer of Wild PlantsFebruary 24, 2025

    In my part of the world they are called saskatoons and we eat them raw by the handful, even gorging…

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    Hi, have you successfully made flour from the seeds of Phragmites?

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