Hamamelis Virginiana

Native to the United States, cottonwood trees’ preferred habitat in the wild include moist bottomland areas and around lakes and streams. Those wishing to add one to their landscape need to consider all aspects of the tree before planting, as the tree has a variety of drawbacks that don’t make it suitable for many locations.

Use the root in a tea to enhance psychic powers. Used in Samhain rituals. Sleep, protection, healing. Bury in northwest corner of yard to bring favorable winds. Use in sachets and charms to make wishes come true.A very nutritious and universally beneficial herb. Use in dream pillows and sachets, the leaves and flowers can be used in tea for healing.

Then flower clusters are produced from the upper leaf axils. Populations tend to flower synchronously, with individuals producing a single flowering stem 2-3 m tall after 7-15+ years in a vegetative state and then die off (http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/jennings/). The American Columbo is an endangered plant species in Pennsylvania. Jennings has one of the few substantial populations in the state. The cycle of Columbo is unusual and not well understood. This mysterious plant blooms once in its lifetime then dies. The staff at Jennings’s continues its research to prevent the American Columbo’s disappearance from Pennsylvania. It persists as a rosette of 3-30 basal leaves for 5-15 years or more, finally bolting as a flowering plant that becomes 3-8' tall for a single season, and then dying. The basal leaves are up to 14" long and 4" across; they are oblong-elliptic to broadly oblong-elliptic in shape and smooth along their margins. The upper surfaces of the basal leaves are medium green and glabrous with prominent central veins; they are deciduous. The central stem of a flowering plant is light green to purple, glabrous, terete,

Stems are long and weak, square in cross section, prickly (spiny) with glands on young parts. Leaves are matt, mid-green, deeply veined and sometimes hairy. The lamina is pear or oval shaped, pointed to broadly-rounded apex, rounded base, round or regular toothed margins with wrinkled and strigose (sharp oppressed rigid bristly hairs) upper surface. When the leaves are crushed, a strong and distinctive odour is exuded. Flower heads have many smaller flowers. Each flower is tubular-shaped and have 4 spreading lobes (petals), changing colour with age. The colours would be a various combinations of white, yellow, orange, red or pink. Fruit is a berry or drupe arranged in clusters. The fruit is green and becomes purple-black when mature. This plant takes over huge areas usually in moist gullies, along drainage lines and around wetlands. It can be found scrambling high into tree tops. The intense growth of the weed restricts any plant to grow beneath it or around it. This results in plant growth being restricted and not allowing plantation to develop.

Helenium autumnale or the Sneezeweed is native to Kansas, but can be found in most of the united states. Height of the plant can reach anywhere from three to five feet and spreading two to three feet. The Sneezeweed is a flowering perennial that has one to two inch yellow flowers with ray like petals. The plant blooms late in summer and into fall. Growing conditions for the Sneezeweed are in rich, wet soils and they cannot tollerate dry soils. The Sneezeweed also needs to be grown in full sun.

Throughout North America, the sunflower was a common crop to the Indian tribes. Research has suggested that the plant has cultivated in Arizona and New Mexico around 3000 BC (before corn) by the American Indians. The seeds of the sunflower would be grounded into flour for bread, mush or cake; however, some tribes would mix beans, squash, and corn to the meal. One of the methods that is still very common today was to crack the seed and eat it as a snack. The plant itself was used for other purposes such as bodypainting for ceremonies. It could also helped with medical issues. The flower of the plant was made into tea used for lung ailments and malaria. The leaves could also be turned into tea and would be used to reduce high fevers. Leaf poultice may be used to cure certain snakebites and insect bites. People would use the oil if the seeds on their skin and hair to make it soft. Once used they would dry the stalk for building materials.

Having the natural ability to take over unoccupied grounds, the American chestnut reproduced naturally and ended up filling these areas. They were used for timber in heavy construction as the wood was not as hard as oak therefore easy to work with. It was also a good source of fuel for industries and homes in the region. Other unique properties were such as its ability to grow exceptionally fast, adding up to a centimeter or more in diameter every year. The nuts from the tree were a good source of food for the wildlife (Burnham, 1988).

And, it’s no wonder! Oak trees are one of the best shade trees out there, and many varieties grow fast!

Rejuvenation, longevity and sexual potency. Use the root in spells to attract love, maintain health, draw money and ensure sexual potency. Carry to enhance beauty. Burn to break curses or ward off evil spirits. Make into a lust enhancing tea. Useful as an antidepressant, equalizes blood pressure, and aids digestion.

Scotch pine is native to Europe and Asia. From the British and Scandinavian peninsulas through central Europe south to the Mediterranean and east through eastern Siberia, Scotch pine can be found at varying elevations. It is adaptable to a wide variety of sites and accordingly, has been widely planted for both Christmas tree and ornamental purposes. Although plantations have been established in the United States for the purpose of producing forest products, the species does not perform as well as in its native habitat. The Scotch Pine is invasive; it’s not native to an ecosystem and which causes harm. They can harm the environment, the economy or even, human health. Scotch Pines are evergreen trees that come in many varieties. Pines need special

Part I: Species Natural History AccountPreferred Local Habitats:The community for our South Eugene native habitats might find Common Camas will be coniferforests, wet prairieand woodland.Life History & DescriptionLife Cycle State and Life Span:The Common Camas produces an egg-shapedbulb(2cm) thatproduces shoots which begin to emerge underground as early as January, and a are visible by early April. Peak flowering is in early to mid-MayGrowing through June, it can reach up to70 cm in height, and goes dormant for the rest of the year, leaving a dry stalk with lilaceous seed pods, open at the top. From germination, Common Camas usuallyrequiresthree years of establishment before producing a large enough bulb to support a bloom. (Polar and

Species documented in the woodland include, alder, creeping willow, brambles, sycamore, hazel ground ivy and elder.

The leaves are oblong-lanceolate and common growth 10–25 cm long and 5–10 cm broad. Petioles are about 10 mm long. Flowers are attractive, whitish-green and up to 2.5 - 8 cm in diameter with four petals and numerous stamens up to 5 cm long. The fruit shapes is a bell-shaped and edible berry, with colours ranging from white, pale green, green, red, pink and maroon. The flowers and resulting fruit are not limited to the axils of the leaves and can appear on nearly any point on the surface of the trunk and branches and bear complete fruit. When fruit mature, the tree is considered a heavy bearer and can yield a crop of up to hundreds fruits. (Morton, 1987) Each fruit contains 1 - 2 seeds (usually one) that are 2 - 2.5 cm in diameter. (DAF,

When people hear the word witch, they think of a grumpy, aged woman, flying around on a rickety old broom-STOP. One would think that Witches throw glass bottles of potions all over the place, One would think that a Witch would stir their potions in a caldron. One would not think that a witch would have a long pointy nose. One would not think that a witch could be a normal teenager, with a normal life, who went to a normal school, had a normal family, ate normal food, Lived in a normal house, and had normal friends, and did any normal thing a typical human would do. The witches in this book, are unlike any kind of witch, they are Wiccan witches. The book is Spellbound, the author is Cate Tiernan, the book takes place in New Orléans.

Each culture and country use the plant for a variety of purposes. Indians use it as a medicine for constipation, skin diseases, and infections. In countries like Trinidad and Tobago, it used to treat hypertension and Mexicans use it to the treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. The gel