Eating Guide
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Jerusalem CherryJerusalem Cherry is a plant in the nightshade family with small, dark green leaves and orange or red berries. This plant is known to be mildly toxic to humans, and more so to birds and small animals.... Click to read more.
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JuniperJunipers are coniferous trees and shrubs of the cypress family. They vary is size with evergreen needles or scale-like leaves with most commonly blue berries. Juniper has been used as building material, spices, essential oils, ornamental pieces, and... Click to read more.
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LaburnumLaburnum, also known as Golden Chain Tree, is native from France to the Balkans. This tree has trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers that hang down resembling the name - golden chains. The fruit grows as a pod, which are the most poisonous part of the... Click to read more.
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LantanaLantanas are a genus of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family. It contains both herbaceous plants and shrubs. Typically you can find these plants have clusters of small flowers, ranging from bright pink to purple, orange, yellow, red, and... Click to read more.
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LaurelLaurel is used as hedging or bordering a perimeter. They are an evergreen shrub or tree with tough dark green leaves with clusters of cream colored flowers, and grow small dark purple berries.... Click to read more.
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Laurel CherryCherry Laurel is used as hedging or bordering a perimeter. They are an evergreen shrub with tough dark green leaves with clusters of cream colored flowers, and grow small dark purple berries.... Click to read more.
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Lawn ClippingsLawn clippings are usually the grass you find after cutting your lawn with a mower.... Click to read more.
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LeavesA leaf is the organ of plants and trees and shoots off a stem. Leaves come in many different textures, colors, shapes, and sizes. They are typically characterized by their thin, flat surface.... Click to read more.
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Manchineel TreeThe Manchineel Tree is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family and the leaves and fruit resemble an apple tree. The tree has milky white latex sap and is known to be one of the most toxic trees in the world.... Click to read more.
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MarijuanaMarijuana is a psychoactive drug used primarily for recreational and medicinal purposes. Marijuana plants grow long, deeply lobed leaves and flowers or buds with clusters of trichomes and a sticky resin on them.... Click to read more.
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MayappleThe Mayapple, also known as American mandrake or wild mandrake, is a herbaceous perennial plant with two deeply lobed, umbrella-shaped leaves and one white flower. The entirety of this plant is toxic, containing podophyllotoxin. Although some used th... Click to read more.
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Meadow GrassMeadow grass is a main pasture plant, used primarily for livestock grazing. But rabbits love it too. Meadow grass is characterized by its narrow leaves, which are folded, flattened, or bristled. It is the most extensively used grass for lawns, sports... Click to read more.
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Mescal BeanThe meascalbean plant belongs to the genus Dermatophyllum, species of shrubs and small trees of the pea family native to southwestern North America. This plant has oval shaped leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and bright red beans. All parts of the... Click to read more.
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MesquiteProsopis contains many different kinds of mesquite trees, often thriving in arid areas with their extremely deep roots and hard, durable wood.... Click to read more.
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Milk BushAlso known as pencil tree, milk bush is a tree that grows with succulent branches that are smooth and green with small yellow flowers at the end of the branches. The tree contains latex sap, which is toxic and corrosive.... Click to read more.
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MilkweedMilkweeds are herbaceous flowering plants with long, skinny leaves, clusters of tiny flowers varying in color, and white latex sap.... Click to read more.
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MistletoeMistletoe is a obligate hemiparasitic plant which means this plant attaches itself to their host to extract water and nutrients in order to survive. Mistletoe has smooth, oval shaped evergreen leaves with white berries.... Click to read more.
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Mock OrangeMock orange plants are shrubs that are native to northern and central America, Asia, and southeast Europe. The beautiful white flowers resemble, at first glance, flowers of a citrus tree and smell like flowers found on an orange tree. These plants ar... Click to read more.
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MonkshoodAlso known as wolfs-bane, monkshood is a flowering plant found in mountainous areas. The flower resembles the name, and looks like a hood. The flowers are typically ranging in shades of purple although have been found to be cream colored, yellow, and... Click to read more.
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MossMoss is a small, flowerless plant that are often found in shady and damp areas. Moss is mostly damp and soft to touch. You can find moss on the sides of shaded trees, in lawns, on rocks, and in wooded areas. Colors can range from deep green to light... Click to read more.
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Most evergreensAn evergreen is a plant in which their foliage stays green through most seasons. Typically people think of evergreen trees like pine trees.... Click to read more.
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MushroomsMushrooms are a fleshy fungus that usually have a stem, cap ("umbrella" part of the mushroom), and gills (the ridged underside of the cap) that produce spores. Mushrooms come is many varieties, many are edible to humans, others are extremely lethal.... Click to read more.
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Mustard rootMustard root is a taproot that is bulbous at the top and tapers down, similarly shaped to a thick carrot. It has yellow green frilly leaves and green stems. Mustard root is used for culinary purposes for its mustard like flavor.... Click to read more.
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NandinaNandina is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Asia and commonly found as an ornamental plant in gardens. These plants leaves vary in color depending on growth and season, ranging from a light green to a deep red, and has long, thick branc... Click to read more.
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Needlepoint IvyAlso known as Common Ivy and Hahn's Ivy, and English Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy is a flowering plant of the ivy family. You can find this plant climbing on buildings, fences, and around wooded areas. The leaves are usually a dull green with visible veins,... Click to read more.
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NettleAlso known as stinging nettle, common nettle, and nettle leaf, nettle is a herbaceous flowering plant native to temperate areas in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, is now found all over the world. Nettles can grow up to 7 feet tall in summer. The leav... Click to read more.
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NightshadesNightshades are a family of flowering plants including shrubs, vines, trees, crops, spices, and more. Some examples of nightshade plants include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, jimsonweed, petunias, silver leaf nightshade, and peppers. Although a few p... Click to read more.
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OakOak is a tree or shrub native to the northern hemisphere however has been grown in Asia, Europe, and North Africa as well. There are over 500 different species of oak. Typically, oak leaves are spirally arranged with several lobes. Oak trees also hav... Click to read more.
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Orchard GrassOrchard grass is a bunchgrass native throughout most of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. Orchard grass is characterized by its long, flattened stem base and typically contains two to five flower heads. It is used popularly for hay and as forage g... Click to read more.
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OxalisAlso known as wood sorrels, oxalis is a genus of flowering plants that can be found throughout most of the world. The leaves look similar to shamrocks or clovers except larger, and the flowers are deeply veined, ranging in various colors from white t... Click to read more.