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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

Balsam Fir – Abies Balsamea: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Most Resin-ating of Wild Plants

July 3, 2020 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Balsam Fir – Abies Balsamea

Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) is an edible and mostly medicinal tree that’s the closest local plant to frankincense that I know of, scent-wise. (But it’s not a sedative.) Its resin can also be used to make Balm of Gilead, mentioned in poplar posts. A little ecological history: When the fight against eastern spruce budworm vs …

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Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: American robins, Antiseptic, Astringent, Beavers, Black-capped chickadees, Eastern flying squirrels, Edible parts, Expectorant, Found in lakeshores or edges, Found in mixed woods, Found in pure stands, Full sun, Grosbeaks, Integumentary, Jays, Kinglets, Medicinal parts, Moist soil, Moose, Mourning doves, Native to Ontario, Nuthatches, Partial shade, Pileated woodpeckers, Pinaceae/Pine family, Porcupines, Purple finches, Red squirrels, Respiratory, Ruffed grouse, Shade, Snowshoe hares, Stimulant, Warblers, Wet soil, White-footed mice, White-tailed deer, White-winged crossbills, Yellow-bellied sapsuckers

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