Found in damp shore banks

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

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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 … [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…]