Indian Paint Brush

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-Are edible (Have been eaten before)

-Also known as praise fire

-There are around 200 species of the indian paint brush

-Grows in deserts, prairies, and woodlands

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Alberta Rose

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-Bloom in late May and last till around August

-Can be found anywhere in Alberta

-Grows up to 1.5 metres tall

-Attracts bees

-Make perfume out of the flowers

 

Arnica

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-Remedy used for bruises, sprains and sore muscles

-Bright yellow flower

-Grows 1-2 feet tall

-Used when fresh and dried

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Wild Sunflower

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-Used for oil, bird seed and even edible fruit

-Scientific name helianthus annuus

-Wild sunflower seeds are very small

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Harebell

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-Got its name from its shape

-Also known as witches thimble

-Measures 15-50 centimetres in height

 

Daisy

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-Are edible

-The daisie closes at night to protect the inside of the flower

-Grow 2-3 feet tall and 1-2 feet wide

-Need well drained soil and love full sun

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Yarrow

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-Use to make tea

-Have feathery leaves

-Used to heal wounds

-Grows 2-3 feet tall

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Smooth Blue Aster

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-Has rough leaves

-The stem usually takes on a shade of blue from the flower

-Non aggressive roots

-Blooms August,September and October

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Buckwheat

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-Also known as saracen corn

-Does not belong to the family of grasses

-Requires cold environment to grow successfully

-Source of fibres,protiens,vitamins such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus

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Purslane

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-Can bloom all year round

-The thick leaves have a salty and sour lemony flavour

-Has a smooth reddish prostate stem that can reach 14 inches in length

-Flowers open early in the morning and stay open for a few hours

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Stonecrop

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-Come in a wide range of shapes and sizes

-Often change colour throughout there bloom time

-Enjoy full sun

-Well known perennials

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Saxifrage

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-All flowers open at once and last around ten days

-Bloom somewhere from june-august 

-Flowers are a rich source of vitamin c and have a sweet taste

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St.Johns Wart

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-Native to europe

-Produces yellow or orange flowers

-Lives more than 2 years in the wild

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Poppy

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-Poppys grew around the grave stones of lost soldiers

-Not all poppies are red they also come in yellow orange pink and other colours

-Poppies are considered a symbol of sleep and death

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Geranium

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-Name is greek

-Geraniums are eaten by larvae

-Come in white pink purple and blue

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Buttercup

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-Large genus of flowering plant

-Grows wild in many places

-Poisonous to eat unless dried than the poison is not activated

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Fumitory

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-Grows in fields most commonly

-Has grey green leaves

-Flowers appear from april to october

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Waterleaf

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-Has maple like leaves

-Used for salad

-Leaves are bright neon green

 

Trees

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Larch

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-20 to 40 metres tall

-Coniferous

-Scientific name is larix

-10 to 12 species of Larch

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Cotton Wood

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-Type of poplar

-Like to use the bark to carve

-Live to be about 110 years old

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Birch

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-Thin leaved tree

-Deciduous 

-Some types can have flowers

-Some can grow up to 80 metres tall

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Elm

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-Deciduous and semi Deciduous trees

-Scientific name is Ulmus

-Its inner bark is used to make medicine

-Fairly quick growing

-Needs full sun to stay healthy

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Lilacs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Come in white, violet,blue,lavender,pink,magenta and purple

-Only flower for about 3 weeks in the spring

-More than 1000 varieties of lilac bushes and trees

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Cypress

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-Have woody growth on the wood

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