Heron’s Bill Wildflower
Learn how to identify this extremely useful and weedy wildflower that is both edible and medicinal.
Learn how to identify this extremely useful and weedy wildflower that is both edible and medicinal.
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.
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!
I cannot think of a flower more beloved than sunflowers. Read on and learn how to identify, plant, harvest, and use wild sunflowers.
Learn how to identify this drought-resistant, bright red and yellow, daisy-like wildflower.
How to identify prickly pear cactus, plus edible and medicinal uses.
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.
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 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.