Plants on my property in Sherburne

All pictures (except the Spiraea and Honeysuckle) and all texts are copied from the sites I link to. This is still a work in progress: my own pictures and scanned-in dried flowers will be here soon. See here for pictures I took of some mushrooms on the property and my garden for plants I've planted. The ones below were here when I got here.

Queen Anne's Lace

Apiacea Family

Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota
more info. Also see Yarrow, below.

Araceae Family

Jack in the Pulpit Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
The underground tuber, or corm as it is called, was a frequent foodstuffs of several eastern American Indians. It must be boiled first to remove the calcium oxalate crystals which will cause burning if eaten raw. The corm has also been considered useful in treating stomach gas, asthma and rheumatism. The plant parts can cause skin blistering, though i've not tried this. more info, and more here

Asclepiadaceae Family

I have multiple kinds of milkweed. I think these are some...

Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca info here

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata info here

Asteraceae Family

Smooth Aster Aster laevis (Symphyotrichum laeve) more.... there are many similar varieties of aster... New England aster, large-leaved, etc.

Black-eyed Susan Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta American Indians boiled the root for a tea, taken internally, that thwarted colds and expelled worms. The tea was also used topically for sores, snakebites and swelling. more info

Goldenrod Solidago juncea Early
Solidago gigantea Giant more info

Hawkweed Hawkweed (Devil's Paintbrush) Hieracium aurantiacum introduced from Europe more info

Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare more info, but this says dry habitats?

Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum more info (see pink flower list for other Joe Pye Weeds)
more info

Everlasting Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea
Very light, almost a green-grey foliage. more

Yarrow
Achillea millifolium
info more Yarrow was introduced from Europe as a medicinal plant. The flowers produces a light green dye. (source: NativeTech)

Balsaminaceae Family

Jewelweed Jewelweed Impatiens pallida (yellow), Impatiens capensis. (orange)
Rutgers Pale: CT Bot Spotted: CT Bot

Berberidaceae Family

Mayapple Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Mayapple produces a yellow fruit the size of a large grape. The ripe fruit is edible, though all other plant parts (including unripe fruit) are poisonous. more info

Boraginaceae Family

Large-seed Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
more info

Brassicaceae Family

Dame's Rocket (Dame's Violet) Hesperis matronalis
Probably what I've got, though it says it's similar to phlox. Also similar to Bouncing Bet (Soapwort). more info

Caprifoliaceae Family

Red-Berried Elder
Sambucus racemosa and here

honeysuckle Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii
more info and here, here, here, here. Native to Manchuria and Korea.

Curcurbitaceae Family

Wild Cucumber
Echinocystis lobata
from Rutgers Family Curcurbitaceae (more info, order Violales, subclass Dilleniflorae, class Dicotyledons, Division Angiosperms
more info... much nicer than Sicyos angulatus Website dedicated to Curcurbits; Polish Cuke site
Extremely bitter root tea or pulverized root is used for stomach , kidney, and a host of other ailments. Also used as love potion! Contains cucurbitacins which are extremely active as anti-tumor and cytotoxic agents at levels of one part per million. (from here)

Dryopteridaceae Family

Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis more info

Cinnimon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea more info

Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana more info

Lamiaceae

Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa I think this is what the pretty little purple flowers are. But it says dry ground, and mine are right by the brook. In the Mint Family, if it is them: more info

Onagraceae Family

Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis and others....
more Medical research on the oils of this plant have revealed some interesting characteristics. The plant may have an anti-clotting factor useful to heart attacks caused by blood clots. Also, it may provide some relief for people suffereing from eczema due to allergy, a skin irritant. There may also be some interest in this plant for people suffering from atopic diseases such as migraine and asthma. The U.S. FDA of course has declared that no drugs containing Primrose oil may be sold in the U.S. more medicinal/edible info -- all parts edible, including shoots and seeds

Oxalidaceae Family

Common Wood-sorrel Oxalis montana I think mine's really Yellow. more

Rosaceae Family

Rambling Rose (Rosa Multiflora)
Rosa multiflora
By law, multiflora rose is considered a nuisance weed, and cannot be sold or propagated. Gather rose hips in autumn after the frost or in winter. Remove all flower parts and any seeds contained when the hips are split open. Flower petals and leaves may be prepared for teas. more info more and still more

Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Little wild strawberries fruit in June/July. more and more

Sulfur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta
found hereor maybe....
Silvery Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea
more info more info
Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis
more

Blackberries
Rubus argutus
more info more info

Red Raspberries
Rubus strigosis
more info

dwarf raspberry R. pubescens more

dewberry R. hispidus more

Rubiaceae

Wild Madder (White Bedstraw) Galium mollugo Not native; it was introduced from Europe. Impossible to control. more info. I think once in a while I've seen the yellow variety.

Salicaceae Family

Black Willow Salix species
Poplars Slender willow branches are good for certain types of basketry including cradle boards (Pomo) for babies and woven back rests and fish traps (Blackfoot). Willow twigs were fashioned into dolls by the Chippewa. The charred wood makes an excellent drawing charcoal. more info

Quaking Aspen Populus tremula L.
more info more info #2

Scrophulariaceae Family

Butter and Eggs (Toadflax) Linaria vulgaris
Figwort Family. Introduced from Europe.

Solanaceae

deadly nightshade Horse-nettle Solanum carolinense
Not really a nettle, really in the nightshade family. more info

Nightshade Solanum dulcamara Nightshade was introduced from Europe. It has bright red berries; both berries and foliage are somewhat poisonous. more info

Possible IDs

spiraea? This picture of a bush (taken in May) is some sort of spirea, I think. (Rosaceae family) more info here... and here. Maybe it's Spiraea betulifolia (another pic and another) but the inflorescence on mine looks more like Marge Simpson's hair and less like an umbrella. Could also be Spiraea latifolia or alba


Wood Nettle
Linden?
Tulip Tree
Slender Gerardia
Mullein?
Pokeweed

I think I've got this... Maple-leaf Viburnum

Which family?
Bindweed Convolvulus sepium, Morning Glory-like

Cattail Typha latifolia
The leaves and stalks were used extensively in making sewn exterior mats for wigwams. String could also be made from fibers at the base of leaves. By folding a few leaves from the cattail stalk, Chippewa made simple dolls and small toy ducks that really float. The small ducks were usually made in groups of five to resemble a flock. The fluff from cattails was often used to insulate footwear in the winter, or to pad a baby's cradleboard. The roots may be ground into a flour. The sticky sap between the leaves is an excellent starch and can be used to thicken soups and broths. The white colored shoots at the base of the leaf clusters can be boiled or steamed or sliced and eaten raw in salads. from NativeTech

Online Identification Guides

Indigenous Plants and Native American Uses in the Northeast
Michigan
CT Botanical Society
Wellesley
Trees and Shrubs and more Northeastern flora
BC Tree Etc. site
(about wood)
Upstate flora (by family)
California Academy (more Western Plants)
Ohio State Plant Dictionary
Ornamental Plants (includes lots of trees) 

Wintercress--found it!
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Lamb's Qurter--didn't...or did I?
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