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Common Hackberry – Celtis Occidentalis: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Wartiest Tree

May 2, 2025 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Common Hackberry - Celtis Occidentalis

Common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) isn’t listed in Haliburton Flora, but this rapidly growing Ontario native can be found in the south. The bark, especially characteristic on younger trees, is unique: This plant is in the same family as hops and cannabis. While I’m writing this I noticed a thread in my native plants group asking …

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Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: American crows, American robins, Antimicrobial, Brown thrashers, Butterflies, Cannabaceae/Hemp family, Cedar waxwings, Chipmunks, Common grackles, Digestive, Drought resistant, Eastern bluebirds, Eastern phoebes, Eastern towhee, Edible parts, European starlings, Evening grosbeaks, Fox sparrow, Full sun, Gray catbirds, Green flowers, Hermit thrushes, Integumentary, Mallards, Medicinal parts, Mockingbirds and mimics, Moist soil, Mourning cloak butterflies, Native to Ontario, Northern cardinals, Northern flickers, Partial shade, Pileated woodpeckers, Rabbits, Raccoons, Reproductive, Respiratory, Rusty blackbirds, Screech owl, Swainson’s thrushes, Tufted titmouse, Veery, Well drained soil, White flowers, White-tailed deer, Wild turkey, Wood ducks, Yellow-bellied flycatchers

Willow – Salix SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Original Aspirin of Wild Plants

September 18, 2020 by Rachel of the Woods 2 Comments
Willow – Salix Spp.

Willow (Salix spp.) is an edible, mostly medicinal and heavily utilized plant. Its powerful component salicin was synthesized to make the well known OTC medicine Aspirin. “Sal lis” means “near water”. And our many Haliburton waters are surrounded by salix species! The marshes I visit for birding and herping are filled with a wide variety …

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