Found in sandy grassy banks

Mouse-ear Chickweeds – Cerastium SPP.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Furries of Wild Plants

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Mouse-ear Chickweeds - Cerastium SPP.

The chickweeds we’re talking about here is the Cerastium spp., known as mouse-ear chickweeds. They’re almost as edible, furriness aside, but not as medicinal as the Stellaria species. It’s important to note the hairless “common chickweed” (Stellaria media) is a rare nonnative in the wild here, and the usual one offered from seed providers. It’s … [Read more…]

Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium Montanum: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Tiny Iris of Wild Plants

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Blue-Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium Montanum

Strict blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) is in the iris family, and isn’t truly a grass. This edible and medicinal wildflower is widespread and around here may be one of the first you see dotting your lawn when you haven’t mowed. Sisyrinchium montanum is Halliburton’s only blue-eyed grass, but the whole species is similar. If you’ve … [Read more…]