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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xterriblelie88x September 22 2006, 03:01:37 UTC

:D I love the seed pods. When I was a kid, I used to run around my backyard, popping them all.

cowpewter September 22 2006, 03:17:17 UTC

I love the picture of the bee, with just his fat little butt sticking out :)

perspicuity September 22 2006, 03:29:24 UTC

apparently you can eat jewelweed too, but i haven't looked into what parts or how.

sweetfern, also common, is good for poison ivy and bugs.

i'll take a lot of fresh crushed green plants as a skin tonic or nothing, if i have to, but then, i have a good idea which plants to use vs the ones not to (like more poison ivy)...

as a public service announcement i'd like to point out that OLD poison ivy, especially as growing on trees and things as vines, mostly gets around the "leaves of three" rule. you could be climbing, cutting, leaning on, or otherwise burning this stuff, without knowing it - careful! active all winter too!!!

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nutmeg September 22 2006, 03:38:12 UTC

Leave the leaves of three be...

and also any hairy vines.

arturus September 22 2006, 03:34:13 UTC

I grew up calling them poppers, for obvious reasons.

jewelweed September 22 2006, 09:17:56 UTC

Ahhhhhaaaaaahh!!