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Bear’s garlic, Allium ursinum L.
Bear's garlic, Allium ursinum - also known as wild garlic - is the little brother of the garlic we so love in the kitchen. Outwardly, they have some things in…
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Birch, silver, Betula pendula
There are many species of birch on earth. Where I come from you'll mainly find the silver birch, Betula pendula, and the downy birch, Betula pubescens and mixtures of the…
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Bistort, Polygonum bistorta L.
As a child I already thought bistort was intriguing, which is why I am writing a monograph about this particular plant and not about the tormentil, Potentilla erecta, a more…
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Black cohosh, Actaea, Cimicifuga racemosa
Black cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa or Actaea racemosa, has a special place in this plant vademecum. In general, I prefer to use indigenous plants as much as possible or plants that…
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Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum
Sometimes you come across plants that perfectly combine usefulness with tastiness. As far as I'm concerned, blackcurrant, Ribus nigrum, is one of those. I really love berries of all shapes…
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Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis L.
When I think of lemon balm, the sun immediately starts to shine. Thing is, I like to put some leaves of this plant in water when the weather is nice,…
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