Cool shaky sound;
Bean family nitrogen;
Native;
Grow easy
Alternate simple lobed leaves
White undersides which shimmer in Sun and Wind
A Prairie plants of Wisconsin and Missouri botanical garden
B less than 0.5m
C herbaceous
D alternate
E simple leaves
F not flowering
G Dry achene united with seed coat on spikelet
webbed broad leaves with three gentle prong points. bit furry to touch. Fresh and green even in frost
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“Zdravetz is a small, perennial plant which grows on rocky soil at high and medium altitudes and is an integral part of many Bulgarian traditions. The word ‘zdravetz’ means ‘health’ in Bulgarian.
The plant is used extensively as a popular medicinal herb for centuries and it has a reputation of a strong aphrodisiac in the Balkans region.
Uplifts the spirits and stimulates the body. Used in perfumery as a fixative.
Skincare/Cosmetic use: normalizing, stimulating, toning, hydrating, protecting
Perfumery: base note/ sweet-woody, herbaceous, spicy.
Blends well with: Rose, Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Geranium, Juniper, Ylang-Ylang, Clary Sage, Oakmoss, all citrus oils. Widely used as fixative.
Therapeutic use: strong aphrodisiac/hypertension, hypotension, anti-catarrh, anti-infectious, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, febrifuge, antidepressant, sedative and stimulating
Therapeutic use
Therapeutic use: analgesic, anti-anemic, antibiotic, antidepressant anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, calmative, carminative, digestive, febrifuge, hepatic, hypnotic, nerve sedative, stomachic, tonic/ arthritis, boils, burns, chilblains, colic, cuts, wounds, dermatitis, dyspepsia, earache, eczema, headache, indigestion, inflammations, insect bites, insomnia, muscular pain, nausea, nervous tension, pain relief, rashes, rheumatism, sprains, toothache
Tree located at the Lakefill. Tree is 25-30 feet tall and is found in a clump of multiple junipers and juniper bushes. Grey, rough bark. All needles are scaled and form 3D clusters (not fan-shaped). Green-blue-grey round fruit present all over the tree.
Herbaceous plant with opposite, entire, simple leaves. Leaves are light green and slant upward, and also curve inward. Plant is 8 inches tall and still growing. No flowers present and leaf has a milky latex when torn.
Medium sized tree with fuzzy green pods in winter. In the spring time, the leaves are 17 cm long and 6 cm wide. Leaves are opposite, obovate-lanceolate and gradually tapering to the base. Darker green on the top side and lighter green on the other. Bark is thin and smooth with white dots. Twigs also dark brown with small white dots. Not flowering yet.
Flower about 1 foot high, twining herbaceous plant. Flower purple with green spots in the center with 5 petals and 5 small sepals. Flower with radial symmetry and facing downward. Stamens, 5 and surrounding a single stigma. Leaves simple with two lower lobes. Leaves alternate.
Animals carved out paths under bark
Burs, inspiration for Velcro. https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/cm_burdock.htm
Aster fam
Galls are made by insects (related to aphids). Hackberry nipple galls are common in Eastern NA They are made by insects. Inside the galls are insects hatching, feeding, developing. So it’s like a leafy womb? (Adult insects, Pachypsylla, take shelter in the tree-bard cracks during winter, then mates in the spring. https://www.backyardnature.net/galls.htm
The gall itself is made of plant tissue which grows quickly because the insect inside feeds