Brazil Pusley

Common Names: Brazil pusley, tropical Mexican clover, Brazilian calla-lily, white-eye
Latin Names: Richardia brasiliensis 

Could be Richardia scabra which is native.

Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Native to Brazil. 

Description: Opposite leaves. Small starlike white flowers.

Richardia brasiliensis leaves are uniformly covered with hairs. Richardia scabra leaves are less hairy towards the middle. Need to confirm.

Edible: No. Not much info out there on this being edible with some varieties causing nausea, so I'm not trying it!
Other uses: Attracts butterflies and bees. Medicinal uses. Used as soil cover.
Notes: Found by the shop. There are some horror stories of this taking over lawns so I pulled up everything I could find though some came back.

 Brazil pusley (April)

 Brazil pusley  (April)

 Brazil pusley  (April)

Lyre-leaf Sage

Common Names: Lyre-leaf sage, wild sage, cancerweed, cancer root
Latin Names: Salvia lyrata
Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Native

Edible: Leaves can be used in a salad or as a potherb. The young leaves are the most tender. Flowers are edible in a salad. Seeds can be ground and mixed with other grains to make flour. Entire plant can be dried to make a tea and often used to sooth a sore throat.

Other uses: Medicinal. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Note: Leaves or roots were thought to be an external cure for skin cancer in the past. Others say it it is called cancerweed because it "spreads like cancer". Mostly found in the lawn or around the pond.

Lyre-leaf sage (April)

Lyre-leaf sage (April)

Lyre-leaf sage (April)

Cutleaf Evening Primrose

Common Names: Cutleaf evening primrose
Latin Names: Oenothera lacinata
Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Native

Edible: Young leaves and flowers are edible raw in a salad or cooked as a potherb. Root can be cooked but may take a few changes of water.
--> Leaves and flowers are pretty good raw in early May.

Other uses: Attracts bees. Some medicinal uses.

Cutleaf evening primrose (April)

Cutleaf evening primrose (April)

Cutleaf evening primrose (April)

Cutleaf evening primrose (April)

Low Hop Clover

Common Names: Low hop clover, lesser trefoil, suckling clover, little hop clover, lesser hop trefoil
Latin Names: Trifolium dubium
Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Europe

Edible: Leaves and flowers are edible either raw in a salad or cooked as a potherb.

Other uses: Fixes nitrogen so farmers may use this in a rest period on a field.

Low hop clover (April)

Low hop clover (April)

Low hop clover (April)

Low hop clover (April)

Late Goldenrod

Common Names: Late goldenrod, tall goldenrod, Canada goldenrod
Latin Names: Solidago altissima
Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Native

Description:  The plant is 3-6’ tall. The stem has fine hairs. The small flowers are yellow and arranged along the upper branches.

Edible: Leaves and flowers are edible either raw in a salad or cooked as a potherb or to make a tea.
Other uses: Medicinal uses. Attracts birds and butterflies.
Notes: There are many varieties of goldenrod. This is my best guess.

 

Goldenrod (June)

Goldenrod (December)

Goldenrod (April)

Goldenrod (September)

Goldenrod (December)

Goldenrod (September)

Goldenrod (September)