Herbaceous Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Alaska

It can be drunk hot or cold. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. * Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony , church steeples or sticklewort...

The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long. * Paspalum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida paspalum. * This rhizomatous perennial grass has stems which can exceed two meters in height.

On moist, rich soils. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). Rather slow to establish. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist.

* Sheep's sorrel is a detoxifying herb, the fresh juice of the leaves having a pronounced diuretic effect. * The plant is also part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.

A warm-season grass, big bluestem begins growing in mid to late spring, several weeks after cool-season grasses. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) .

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

* Succeeds in fresh or salt water marshes and in ordinary garden soil. Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade. It is native to central North America. * Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known by the common name prairie cordgrass...

It has a floury texture and a mild, somewhat creamy flavour. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly. * Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun.

Two other species, Sicklepod (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. Southern Wild Senna (S. Marilandica) is a more southern species with fewer flowers and bigger leaflets.

It can grow in moist or dry habitat. * A slender, hairy-stemmed plant bearing flower heads with drooping, yellow rays surrounding a roundish to ellipsoid, grayish central disk darkening to brown as rays drop off.

* Stems are used in basket making, thatching, weaving mats etc. It is commonly found growing in humus-rich areas like marshes, ditches, fens, and beaver dams.The stems are smooth cylinders with light pith filling.

The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long. * Paspalum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida paspalum. * This rhizomatous perennial grass has stems which can exceed two meters in height.

It tolerates acid soils and thin, infertile soils. * Dichanthelium clandestinum is a species of grass known by the common name deertongue. * This species is a rhizomatous perennial grass forming clumps of hairy stems up to 1.4 meters tall.

This is an evergreen tree growing to 12 meters in height and width. It is native to the low-elevation woodlands of the Himalayas in China , India , and surrounding nations and it is naturalized in parts of Australia and New Zealand .

It is in flower from May to September. * Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover. * Lolium multiflorum is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).

* The leaves are very rich in vitamins and minerals, especially iron and the vitamins A and C. * A perennial weed, to most, with long curly leaves; develops a deep taproot; seed turns brown and remains conspicuous in winter; birdfood, native to Europe...

It has been shown to stimulate resistance to viral and bacterial infections, and reduces fevers by encouraging sweating. It is also called "agueweed", "feverwort" or "sweating-plant".

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats...

Glauca is the commonly cultivated variety of this tree for areas outside of the Pacific Northwest, and is clearly a better selection for midwestern climates than the species because of its better cold tolerance (species is hardy to USDA Zone 6, but var.

It includes all the purple flowering North American species of the genus Eupatorium as traditionally defined. They are commonly referred to as Joe-Pye weeds. It is a substantial plant which needs space, but when planted in groups or massed can provide...

Leaves are ovate, 4-5'' long by 3-4'' wide, arranged oppositely or whorled on stem. It is the source of a high quality charcoal that is used by artists. Individual plants can produce as many as 400-1800 fruits with three seeds each.

Thick growing and winter hardy. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West...

* A warm infusion of the root has been used as a wash on sores and snake bites. The ooze from the roots has been used as drops to treat earaches. It is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial ) native to most of North America , and is one of...

It is most common in chaparral habitat in central Arizona , through the transition zone of the Mogollon Rim – White Mountains , but also southeast Arizona in the Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges of sky islands .

Two other species, Sicklepod (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. Southern Wild Senna (S. Marilandica) is a more southern species with fewer flowers and bigger leaflets.

* The stems of most members ofthis genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of therespiratory system. The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents...