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AMERICAN HOLLY (Ilex opaca Aiton)   Holly is an evergreen tree with smooth, leathery leaves. Leaves (5-10 cm or 2-4 in) have many spine-tipped teeth, dull green above and yellow-green beneath....READ MORE

Bittersweet (Amara Dulcis) Amara Dulcis, or Bitter Sweet is also call Mortal, Woody Nightshade, Felon wart. Its Woody stalks grow to the height of a man. The leaves fall at the approach of winter, and..... READ MORE

Burdock (Arctium lappa L)  Greater Burdock is a tall plant that can grow up to 9 feet It has large leaves. The flowers are purple and grouped in clusters. The flowers appear in mid-summer,    READ MORE

Broadleaf Cattail (Typha latifolia L. )  The stalk grows 4 to 8 feet tall. It  grows near water in thick stands. Leaves are large spear-shaped. Stalks are topped with............. READ MORE

Chickweed (Stellaria media (L.)) Description - Chickweed grows in a unique, intertwined manner, and it has small white star-shaped flowers hence its Latin name, Stellaria media. Stems have a..............    READ MORE

Chicory ( Cichorium intybus L). When flowering, chicory has a tough, groove, and more or less a hairy stem, from 10 to 40 inches tall. The leaves are stalked, lanceolate and unlobed. The flowers are usually bright blue, sometimes white or pink. READ MORE

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. ) Curly Dock  ( Rumex crispus L.) Leaves with curled edges and  course texture. They Grow 2 to 4 feet tall. The  taproot is sout with a pale yellow interior. Small green flowers bloom in summer. Dark brown winged seeds distributed by wind or water, can remain viable in the ground for 50 years!! - See more at: http://prepperherboftheweek.blogspot.com/2015/06/uses-for-curly-dock-plant.html#sthash.ApIWCGiY.dpuf Curly Dock  ( Rumex crispus L.) Leaves with curled edges and  course texture. They Grow 2 to 4 feet tall. The  taproot is sout with a pale yellow interior. Small green flowers bloom in summer. Dark brown winged seeds....  READ MORE

Elderberry (Sambucus L). The leaves are pinnate with 5–9 leaflets.  Each leaf is 2.0–11.8 in long, and the leaflets have serrated margins. They have clusters of small white or cream-colored flowers ........  READ MORE

Garlic Mustard ( Alliaria petiolata) This erect European herb of open woodlands and disturbed soil has dark green, heart-shaped, scallop-edged, deeply veined, long-stalked basal leaves that grow up to 5" across. READ MORE

Japanese Knotweed  (Polygonum cuspidatum) Japanese Knotweed looks like bamboo. it has visible nodes(dark ring around stalk) every 8″ or so. When it comes up in the spring it is usually part of a larger grove...... READ MORE

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) There are many other variations of milkweed they are similar in use  Common Milkweed grows up to six feet tall. It has large, broad leaves, usually four to ten inches long....... READ MORE

Mullein(Verbascum thapsus L.) A large plant with light green leaves with elongated flower cluster. This cluster is packed with small yellow flowers and rests atop the terminal shoot of a robust wooly stem. ...READ MORE

Stinging Nettle - (Urtica dioica L. )  Is a called stinging because of it stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles.  Grow's 3 to 7 ft tall in the summer . It bears small greenish or brownish numerous flowers..READ MORE

Pine (Pinus L.)  There are about 115 species of pines worldwide, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species. Pines are native to most of the Northern Hemisphere.   READ MORE

PLANTAIN (Plantago major L.) Leaves are broad, ovaloid, toothed, and ribbed. Grooved stalk. Flowers are small, white, whorled and numerous. the root is fibrous. Plantains contain substances which might help decrease pain....... READ MORE

Purslane (Portulaca L.) This evasive weed as a  smooth, reddish, mostly prostrate stems and alternate leaves clustered at stem joints and ends. A yellow flowers...... READ MORE

Queen Anne's lace   (Daucus carota L.) Queen Anne's Lace can grow 4 feet tall. The leaves are 2 to 8 inches long and fern-like. We all know the flowers, which are tiny and white, blooming in lacy ...... READ MORE

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SmoothSumac  (Rhus glabra L. ) The colony-forming smooth sumac is a 10-20 ft. shrub with short, crooked, leaning trunks. The  leaves alternate, with 13–30 sharp-toothed leaflets.  On female plants ...... READ MORE

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. )  Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. ) They are annuals that grow to 9ft at a fast rate. Bloom Color: Orange, Red, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.  READ MORE Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. ) They are annuals that grow to 9ft at a fast rate. Bloom Color: Orange, Red, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect. - See more at: http://prepperherboftheweek.blogspot.com/2015/06/uses-for-sunflowers.html#sthash.vG5nDplN.dpufREAD MORE

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. ) White Mustard (Sinapis alba)   White mustard is an annual, growing to 70 cm high with stalkless pinnate leaves. The yellow flowers of the plant produce hairy seed pods, with each pod containing roughly a half dozen seeds. It is a fast growing plant READ MORE White Mustard (Sinapis alba)   White mustard is an annual, growing to 70 cm high with stalkless pinnate leaves. The yellow flowers of the plant produce hairy seed pods, with each pod containing roughly a half dozen seeds. It is a fast growing plant. - See more at: http://prepperherboftheweek.blogspot.com/2015/06/uses-for-white-mustard.html#sthash.AsCxsG32.dpuf

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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. ) Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. ) Fuzzy furn like leave, white and yellow follower, spreads fast READ MORE

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