Monday, 4 December 2023

Plants We Used To Use 115. Common wintercress

The flowers of Common wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) can be added to salads. The leaves and unopened flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked.. This plant has been used to treat coughs. The Greeks and Romans regarded it as an aphrodisiac (they seemed to try everything).

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Sandwich Island Saga 39. Extreme weather events

It's not, of course,  just flash floods that will increase with global heating. Heat waves, droughts and wild fires will all become more...