This plant from Europe is listed in many weed books and publications, and I normally treat it as such. It does have some herbal propertie...Read Mores and is a good host plant for some caterpillars. Commonly found all over the lower 48 states in the USA and much of Canada in lawns, gardens, waste places, and abandoned lots.
it is used in wales as good grazing for sheep and cattle, the leaves are a good source of calcium, phosphate, potassium and sodium, as we...Read Morell as trace elements of copper and cobalt.
In Scotland, the Gaidhlig name for this plant is "Slan lus" -roughly, 'plant of healing.' It stops swelling and is in general rather use...Read Moreful. Nice flowers too.
Perennial from Europe mainly Great Britain which has spread throughout the world.
Has rosettes of linear, lanceolate, mid ...Read Moregreen, ribbed (3-7) leaves which can be hairless or slightly downy. Bears tall spikes of minature bull rush like flowers.
Flowers April - October.
Adores grassland and has very little in terms of soil needs, it grows in sunny positions and will happily live in the lawn like its relatives.
Can be used in a poultice on boils and sores for its antiseptic properties. It has very similar properties to Plantago major and can be used for the same things.
This particular species has in the past been used for stiffening fine linen and can be used to make paper.
This plant from Europe is listed in many weed books and publications, and I normally treat it as such. It does have some herbal propertie...Read More
it is used in wales as good grazing for sheep and cattle, the leaves are a good source of calcium, phosphate, potassium and sodium, as we...Read More
Just considered a weed here we cut down. They come up colunteer and multiply like crazy.
In Scotland, the Gaidhlig name for this plant is "Slan lus" -roughly, 'plant of healing.' It stops swelling and is in general rather use...Read More
The USDA has this plant listed as a noxious weed for Arkansas and Iowa.
Invasive but pretty. Also serves as a host plant to a vast number of lepidoptera and is used in many herbal remedies.
Perennial from Europe mainly Great Britain which has spread throughout the world.
Has rosettes of linear, lanceolate, mid ...Read More