TAG KEY
Here’s an example of the tags at the bottom of each feature in our Wild Plants series, for Dandelion in this case:
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And here’s what they mean:
(FAMILY) Apocynaceae,Asteraceae, Balsaminaceae, Betulaceae, Fabaceae, Scrophulariaceae
(DURATION) Annual, Biennial, Perennial
(ENVIRONMENT) Borders of Paths, Damp or Wet Places, Dry Open Roadsides, Dry or Damp Roadside Ditches, Clearings and Old Fields, Mixed Woods on Hummus Over Granite or Sand, Old Fields, Open Banks, Open Hillsides, Roadsides, Sandy Waste Ground, etc., as stated in Haliburton Flora: An Annotated List of the Vascular Plants of the County of Haliburton, Ontario
(SOIL TYPE) Clay, Disturbed Soil, Dry Soil, Loamy, Moderate Sandy, Muck or Hummus, Silty, Wet Soil, etc., as stated in Haliburton Flora: An Annotated List of the Vascular Plants of the County of Haliburton, Ontario
(SUN REQUIREMENTS or preference) Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
(FLOWER COLOUR TAGS) F: Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
(PLANET TAGS) Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
(ELEMENT TAGS) Earth, Air, Fire, Water
(POWER TAGS) Calling Spirits, Courage, Divination, Exorcism, Fidelity, Healing, Health, Love, Money, Protection, Success, Wishes For fun – magical intentions as listed in Encyclopaedia of Magical Herbs.
ID INFO/FEATURES TAGS
I was going to include these originally but will write up a feature on the most thorough ID sites instead.
EXTRAS
More tags like these may be introduced over time.