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Water Horehounds – Lycopus SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Culvert Mint of Wild Plants

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Water Horehounds – Lycopus SPP.

Known as bugleweeds or water horehounds, these edible and medicinal plants are one of the least minty of the mint family. Water horehounds (Lycopus spp.) can be found, as the name suggests, in wetlands, damp meadows and stream banks. There are two found around Haliburton, Ontario. The most common is American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus), also … [Read more…]

Tamarack – Larix Laricina: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Sweet Gum of Wild Plants

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Tamarack – Larix Laricina

Tamarack (Larix laricina) is common in low, damp areas, treed bogs (especially fens) and shore banks. If you’ve read about other trees here on the Song of the Woods blog and you’re expecting a lot, you won’t be disappointed. When I moved up north I was surprised to see an “evergreen” (it’s not an evergreen) … [Read more…]