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77HOGGING THIS HERB FOR FREE FOOD.
The hogweed, Heracleum sphondyllium, is a common grassland plant, and because of its size it cannot fail to go unnoticed. It may be encountered in other localities such as wasteland and woodland clearings. It must not be mistaken for its close...
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74GOUTWEED HAS A FOOT HOLD-{HERBAL APPLICATION}
Ground elder or goutweed is a member of the Apiaceae family formerly known as the umbeliferae., a family which includes such well known herbs as parsley, celery, angelica, fennel and coriander. The family also...
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77INTRODUCING THE COW PARSLEY
When walking or driving along country lanes during May and early summer you will encounter the flowers of this plant that adorns countless miles of such localities. They may also be found along ditches and woodland margins. Other quaint country...
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72FRUIT AND SEED DISPERSAL MECHANISMS OF PLANTS.
photograph by D.A.L. Photograph by D.A.L. Very few of us, either as gardeners,or nature lovers fail to be impressed by the explosion of summer blooms that lift the spirits and bring contentment. Gardens and the countryside in general would be much...
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67Common Hogweed
Herbaceous biennial or perennial.It has large herbal uses. Swollen rhizome up to 5 cm in diameter with white bone that tends to smell aromatic carrot. Stem glabrous, hairy, cable, up to 250 cm tall, grooved. Leaves highly variable (depending on...
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71The Wonders of Nature along the Taff Trail
Nature is returning to the rivers and waterways around Cardiff, and Kingfishers (Alcedo atthis ) can be sometimes be spotted on the River Ely and River Taff and also at Forest Farm canal, where there is a nature reserve, on the banks of the...
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76WILD PARSLEY AND TIME
As I lead walks looking at the wild flora of a locality I find that one particular group of plants causes confusion among the participants. The family Apiaceae formerly the Umbelliferae consists of many familiar species. Many are grown in gardens...
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70Poppies, Giant Hogweed and other desirable aliens
earlier this week, driving leisurely along one of the back roads in Gibsons on my way to a job I had on, I suddenly spotted the rather magnificent flower heads and oversized leaves of Giant Hogweed growing...
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65The Sinister Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
There are few plants on Earth more likely to invoke fear than the Giant Hogweed, Heracelum mantegazzianum. It's sap is phototoxic, meaning that when it's absorbed by the skin it reacts with sunlight to cause severe blistering that result in long-lasting scars.
66Danger - A Botanical Jurassic Park
What a beauty ! How about a 15-foot-tall bright-green-leafed plant with really hairy purple-colored four-inch thick stems, the leaves of which are three or more feet across, and with huge clusters of pristine white flowers heavy enough to wear out...
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