Thursday, 22 February 2024

Plants We Used to Use 360. Reflexed stonecrop

Reflexed stonecrop (Sedum reflexum) seems to have been introduced in the 17th Century to the UK, as a bitter, astringent salad crop. It also yielded a medicine used to treat coughs and high blood pressure.

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