Comments | urbpan: 365 Urban Species. #262: Jewelweed, Touch-me-not

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365 Urban Species. #262: Jewelweed, Touch-me-not

Sep 21, 2006 21:13

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elizaeffect September 22 2006, 01:51:10 UTC

Jewelweed + mosquito bites = sweet relief, is all I'm gonna say. Invaluable on long itchy hikes. :)

phlogiston_5 September 22 2006, 02:05:32 UTC

One of my favorites. I can attest to the healing properties with regard to treating poison ivy. Best part is, unlike IvyDry, jewelweed treats the itch without turning your skin into a tight, lizard-like surface.

momomom September 22 2006, 02:18:55 UTC

The brown seeds taste like walnuts.

ideath September 22 2006, 04:28:06 UTC

really? i never thought to munch them!

this plant was a favorite.

isn't it funny momomom September 22 2006, 14:34:53 UTC

to see each other here...small worlds colliding.

I learned to eat the seed from a guy at a roadside stand once...can't quite remember where but it must have been VA or NC, anyway in the mountains. We stopped to look at stuff, started talking with him and I was showing my kids the exploding seed heads. He said to taste them, they tasted like walnuts. So I did. LOL. LATER I confirmed in with some googling.

klandaghicat September 22 2006, 02:55:30 UTC

I think some of this may be down at the creek. I'll have to check. Cool plant.

? klandaghicat September 22 2006, 02:59:18 UTC

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