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Lost in the Sods

January 23, 2023 The Herb Society of America
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American wintergreen, appalachia, cranberry, Dolly Sods Wilderness Area, downy rattlesnake plantain, Eastern teaberry, folk, fruit, Gaultheria procumbens, Goodyeara pubescens, Herb, herbal medicine, Herbs, History, Indigenous, medicinal, Native American, native herbs, native plants, tea, Vaccinium macrocarpon, West Virginia, wintergreen

By Chrissy Moore While not terribly unique in mountain locales, I always love to see Downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyeara pubescens) is...

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Cranberry – Herb for the Holidays

November 7, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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beverage, christmas, cranberries, cranberry, Cranberry holidays, culinary, Elizabeth Lee Ocean Spray, fruit, Herb, Herb of the Month, Herbs, holiday, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, seasonal, Vaccinium macrocarpon

By Maryann Readal Flowers bloom in May and June on the stolons and terminal ends of the vine. Because the...

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Well, Well, What Do We Have Here? A Tale of Two Acorus Species

October 10, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Acorus, bitters, calamus, digestion, Herbs, medicinal, muskrats, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, Phytochemistry, rain garden plants, sweet flag, taxonomy, water garden plants

by Erin Holden Abenaki: mokwaswaskw (muskrat plant) Ayurvedic Tradition: vacha  Cheyenne: wi’ukh is e’evo (bitter medicine)  Chinese Medicine: shui chang...

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400-Year Old Seeds, Nuts, and Other Artifacts—Archaeological Plant Finds From Jamestown, Virginia

September 12, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Archaeobotany, Archaeobotany Jamestown, Archaeobotany Jamestown Virginia, Archaeoethnobotany, Archaeoethnobotany Jamestown Virginia, Archaeology Jamestown, Archaeology Virginia, Herbs, Historic Jamestown, Historic Jamestown Virginia, History, Jamestown Rediscovery, Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologoical project, Jamestown Rediscovery Preservation Virginia, Jamestown Virginia, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, Paleoethnobotany, Preservation Virginia, pumpkins, research, seed

By Leah Stricker Did you know that seeds, nuts, and even leaves can survive in the ground for many years,...

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Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ Indigenous Garden

August 29, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Education, food, Foraging, Gardening, herb garden, herb growing, Herbs, Ho-chunk, Indigenous, Indigenous garden, milkweed, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, soup, sweetgrass, three sisters

by Erin Presley, Olbrich Botanical Gardens Horticulturist Especially in Olbrich’s Herb Garden, it’s vitally important that we grow, show, and...

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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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