Found in dry fields

Blue Vervain – Verbena Hastata: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Tranq of Wild Plants

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Blue Vervain – Verbena Hastata

Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) is an edible and medicinal plant that is highly valued for its tranquilizing effect on the nervous system. Ontario’s native blue vervains are pollinator friendly beauties. Finding blue vervain in the wild around Haliburton was uncommon when Haliburton Flora was compiled, but I have seen numerous small wild patches so it … [Read more…]

White Clover – Trifolium Repens: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Covercrop of Wild Plants

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White Clover – Trifolium Repens

First we covered red clover, and now white clover (Trifolium repens). Used less medicinally and culinarily as its red cousin, it’s like a runner-up clover, but still useful. Most people looking into white clover are thinking crop cover or groundcover options. If you hunt you’ll likely find the uncommon hybird of red and white clover, … [Read more…]