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Found in damp shore banks

Bulrush – Scirpus SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Sweet Root of Wild Plants

February 5, 2021 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Bulrush – Scirpus SPP.

Bulrush (Scirpus spp.) is often neighbor to the similarly highly edible cattail. Across the pond, cattail is called bulrush. Perhaps “bulrush” being used for unrelated plants is one of the reasons Scirpus spp. is an often overlooked edible and medicinal plant here in North America. Or perhaps it’s due to cattail being so similar yet …

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Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Astringent, Cyperaceae/Sedge family, Diuretic, Ducks, Edible parts, Found in damp ditches or roadsides, Found in damp shore banks, Found in edges of banks, Found in lakeshores or edges, Found in marshes, Found in stream edges, Found in swamp edges, Full sun, Geese, Integumentary, Medicinal parts, Muskrats, Native to Ontario, Partial shade, Wet soil

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

October 23, 2020 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
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) …

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Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Alterative, Analgesic, Antiseptic, Bogs, Common yellowthroat warblers, Connecticut warblers, Crossbills, Digestive, Diuretic, Dye, Edible parts, Found in damp shore banks, Found in lakeshores or edges, Found in low damp areas, Full sun, Immune, Integumentary, Kinglets, Laxative, Loamy soil, Medicinal parts, Moist soil, Nashville warblers, Native to Ontario, Partial shade, Pinaceae/Pine family, Porcupines, Purple finches, Red squirrels, Respiratory, Snowshoe hares, Song sparrows, Veery, Wet soil, White-throated sparrows, Yellow-bellied flycatchers
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