Plants
- acoraceae
- amaryllidaceae (liliaceae)
- apinaceae
- apocynaceae
- asteraceae (compositae)
- betulaceae
- boraginaceae
- brassicaceae
- caprifoliaceae
- cupressaceae
- equisetaceae
- fabaceae
- glossulariaceae
- hypericaceae
- lamiaceae (labiatae)
- malvaceae
- papaveraceae
- plant family
- plantaginaceae
- polygonaceae
- ranunculaceae
- rosaceae
- rubiaceae
- sapindaceae
- theaceae
- urticaceae
- verbenaceae
- violaceae
Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
Where to start when it comes to dandelion, Taraxacum officinale? Due to the milder climate, this plant flowers almost all year round nowadays, brightening up many lawns. In addition to…
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Elder, common, Sambucus nigra
An absolutely brilliant tree is the elder, Sambucus nigra. It has it all: magical properties, healing properties and it is even edible. Before the existence of antivirals like Tamiflu, elderberry…
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Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
Have you ever tasted fried or roasted fennel? Just prepared with some olive oil, salt and pepper? Or with some blue cheese? I for one love it! Many of you…
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Garlic, Allium sativum
Garlic, Allium sativum, is the best known of the garlic family. You want to eat this powerhouse regularly, because – in addition to numerous targeted medicinal uses – it has…
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Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea
European goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea, exuberantly brightens up many countries. With its numerous bright yellow flowers, you can hardly miss this plant. In our Dutch riverlands, you used to be able…
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Greater celandine, Chelidonium majus
There are two plants in this book with celandine as part of their common name in English, lesser celandine and greater celandine. Although their names would suggest otherwise, these two…
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Hawthorn, Crataegus X, monogyna, laevigata
This monograph deals with my favourite tree, hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna and laevigata. I know this is officially a shrub, but the hawthorns I remember best were so old that they…
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Horse chestnut, common, Aesculus hippocastanum
In the Netherlands, where I come from, cardiovascular disease is the number two cause of death. In other Western countries, it will probably be the same. Nature has given us…
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Horsetail, Equisetum arvense
When I was young, I was intrigued by horsetail, Equisetum arvense. I could stare at the twigs for ages. This plant looked like a construction kit! My fascination grew when…
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Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus, is known here in the Netherlands as a so-called forgotten vegetable. To me that is funny, because this plant came to us from North America and…
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Juniper, Juniperus communis L.
Juniper, Juniperus communis, is such a versatile shrub! To name some uses, you can eat it, distil it into liquor (gin), dye your wool and varnish your furniture with it.…
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Knotweed, Japanese, Reynoutria japonica
Japanese knotweed, Polygonum cuspidatum or Reynoutria japonica, is a plant that not everyone is enthusiastic about. In many articles about knotweed, you will find terms like "aggressive proliferator", "invasive", "destroy"…
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