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Canada Plum – Prunus Nigra: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Forbidden Fruit of Wild Plants

May 21, 2021 by Rachel of the Woods 2 Comments
Canada Plum – Prunus Nigra

This edible and medicinal plum tree used to be widespread throughout Ontario. The stones were dropped along trails and around villages, wrapping the world in a plum thicket. But now Canada plum (Prunus nigra) is uncommon here, which is surprising as wildlife loves to gobble up the fruit, so you’d think it be dispersed all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Attracts pollinators, Black bears, Clay soil, Digestive, Dye, Edible parts, Found in edges of woods, Found in fencerows, Full sun, Integumentary, Loamy soil, Medicinal parts, Moist soil, Muskrats, Native to Ontario, Partial shade, Red foxes, Respiratory, Rosaceae/Rose family, Sandy soil, Well drained soil, White-tailed deer

Hawthorn – Crataegus SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Heart Herb of Wild Plants

November 20, 2020 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Hawthorn – Crataegus Spp.

While we have other thorny trees, no other “shrub” in Canada has these awl like thorns. Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), despite its thorny appearance, is both an edible and strongly medicinal plant. Be very careful with the thorns – don’t poke your eye out! They are scary sharp! Northern shrikes have been seen impaling their dinner … [Read more…]

Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Antispasmodic, Astringent, Cardiovascular, Carminative, Cedar waxwings, Circulatory, Digestive, Diuretic, Edible parts, Found in clearings or old fields, Found in edges of meadows, Found in edges of woods, Found in fencerows, Found in shrubby areas, Full sun, Hypotensive, Medicinal parts, Muscular, Native to Ontario, Nervous, Rosaceae/Rose family, Thrushes, Urinary, Vasodilator, Well drained soil, White flowers

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