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Gather Ye Redbuds While Ye May – A Colorful Harbinger of Spring…and Edible, Too!

February 28, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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culinary, early blooming trees, edible flowers, Flowers, food, foraged foods, Foraging, herbal trees, Herbs, native, native herbs, native plants, native trees, Recipes, seasonal, spring

by Karen Cottingham Here in Texas, there’s a saying: “We have two seasons – summer and winter.” That’s not quite...

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A Unique View of an Esteemed Native Plant: Hydrastis canadensis (Goldenseal)

November 29, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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Environment, eye balm, folk, goldenseal, goldenseal rhizome, Herb, Herb of the Year, herbal lore, herbal medicine, Herbs, History, Hydrastis, Hydrastis canadensis, Hydrastis canadensis medicinal, Hydrastis medicinal, Hydrastis rhizome, Indian dye, Indian paint, jaundice root, medicinal, medicine, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, Notable Native Herb, Ohio curcuma, orange root, Polygonatum biflorum, roots, Solomon's seal, yellow eye, yellow puccoon, yellow root

By Katherine Schlosser “I may here observe, that the disease of cancer is not confined to civilized nations. It is...

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Unearthly fragrance, cat-scratching thorns

October 11, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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Acacia farnesiana, Diana Kersey, GreenBridges, herbal medicine, herbal trees, Herbs, huisache, huisache legume, huisache nitrogen fixer, huisache perfume, native herbal trees, native herbs, Native Plant Society of Texas, native plants, NPSOT, San Antonio, Vachellia farnesiana

By Rachel Cywinski (This article is an abridged version originally appearing on the Native Plant Society of Texas website, November...

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Stalking Evening Primroses in the Rockies

August 30, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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Colorado, Colorado wildflowers, evening primrose, Flowers, Herbs, Mexico, native, native herbs, native plants, native wildflowers, Oenothera, Rockies, spring wildflowers, wildflowers of the Rockies

by Jane Thomson Each spring, I hike trails in the northern Front Range of the Colorado Rockies with a group...

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Subterranean Treasures: the Beneficial Roots of Native Vines

July 26, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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cleistogamus flowers, Foraging, groundnut, herbal medicine, Herbs, hog peanut, medicinal, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, native vines, root uses, roots, vines, wild yam

By Angela Magnan As I pulled into the parking lot next to the native plant collection at work one day,...

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Herbal Trees and Shrubs of the Plains and Prairies

June 28, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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amelanchier alnifolia, artemisia dracunculus, artemisia tridentata, big sagebrush, Environment, Foraging, Herb, herbal shrubs, herbal trees, herbal trees of the prairie, Herbs, hesperaloe parviflora, holodiscus dumosos, mountainspray, native herbs, native plants, red false yucca, western serviceberry, wild tarragon

By Katherine Schlosser From place to place, season to season, and year to year, the colorful mixtures and combinations of...

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What Can One Person Do?

June 14, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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Darrow Road Park, Darrow Road Park meadow, Darrow Road Park meadow restoration, Environment, Friends of Hudson Parks, Friends of Hudson Parks Darrow Road Park, frost seeding, Gardening, GreenBridges, Herbs, Hudson Park Board, meadow, meadow restoration, meadows, monarch, native, native herbs, native plants, pollinator, special program, US Fish and Wildlife Private Land Division

By Bonnie Porterfield After much work behind the scenes, the restoration of this 6-acre park began in June 2020, with...

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