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The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.

* Lupinus albicaulis is a species of lupine known by the common name sickle-keel lupine . Fast growing, showy color. The flower is purple to yellowish or whitish in color and has a sickle -shaped keel.

The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands. * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide...

Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. * The pod is used as a soap substitute.

Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

* It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. * Sweet fern was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially...

Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive.

Stems branch from the base and bear clusters of about four leaflets on sharp spurs. * It is tolerant of saline soils. In this manner the plant forms extensive thickets. The ends of branches narrow to spines.

In winter, the seeds are important foods for the Carolina Wren and species of Tree Sparrow . However, this plant will not survive shoot destruction indefinitely. It grows naturally in wetlands, near flowing bodies of water, sand dunes , fields, hillsides,...

* A deep rooted legume found on a variety of soils in prairies & open woods. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels.

* It is a low, creeping, woody shrub to about 1 m tall and 1–2 m wide but often smaller. A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. * A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides; 2-3" flowers, bright yellow, throughout...

* Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional Japanese woodworking adze, called the chouna. * This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* The inflorescence is a raceme of generally pea-like yellow flowers about 3 centimeters long. The fruit is an inflated bladdery pod which dries to a papery texture. The leaves are made up of many pairs of slightly hairy oval-shaped leaflets, each up...

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other...

Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive.

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow...

* Unlike most species of pine. This tree transplants well. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from...

* The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried. * Carobs are also known as St. John's bread because, according to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness.

It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600 m. The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye.

* Plants have large taproots and tend to grow in groups. * Seed propagation - sow spring to mid-summer in situ. * Melilotus officinalis can be an annual or biennial plant, and is 4–6 feet (1.2–1.8 m) high at maturity.

* Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in...

Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla . * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming...

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other...

They keep their blue color well after drying. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers.

Prune in early spring. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Blooms on new growth. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils.