Heron’s Bill Wildflower
Learn how to identify this extremely useful and weedy wildflower that is both edible and medicinal.
Category: medicinal
The Wildflower That Saves Lives
Learn what makes Rocky Mountain Bee Plant a true friend and life saver for both humans and bees. Then learn how to identify it in the wild.
How To Identify Common Purslane
This common weed is found through-out the world. Learn how to identify common purslane – a tasty, edible and medicinal plant with a sugar snap pea flavor!
Wild Sunflower Identification & Uses
I cannot think of a flower more beloved than sunflowers. Read on and learn how to identify, plant, harvest, and use wild sunflowers.
Common Blanketflower: Red-Yellow Wildflower
Learn how to identify this drought-resistant, bright red and yellow, daisy-like wildflower.
Plant Identification: Prickly Pear Cactus
How to identify prickly pear cactus, plus edible and medicinal uses.
Wood Sorrel Identification
Wood sorrel is both edible and medicinal. You can easily add a few leaves to a wild harvest salad for a bit of lemony tang or enjoy as a trail nibble. Like lemons, this plant also happens to be high in Vitamin C.
How To Identify Wild Rose
The cultivated wild rose pictured here is a favorite of gardeners in Illinois, and is often used as a low maintenance ornamental plant. The blooms are about 3″ across with showy, bright petals, and the typical wild rose leaf pattern.
Indian Paintbrush
Indian paintbrush is a US spring blooming wildflower, though you will often see it persist through late summer – growing taller with the passing of days. A number of native american tribes have used this plant as a paintbrush – hence the name. This particular paintbrush is a southwest variety.