Tansy

Tansy

Tansy TOXIC ! The stem of the poisonous perennial tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is almost glabrous and brown-red overflowing and usually unbranched. The simple pinnate leaves do not face each other. The leaflets are elongated, pointed with serrated incisions. The intense...
Wild parsnip

Wild parsnip

Wild parsnip The wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a biennial umbelliferous plant and reaches a height of up to 120 cm. The angular furrowed stem, is branched from the middle. On it grow yellowish green, simply pinnate, shiny leaves. A leaf consists of 2 to 7 pairs...
Mullein

Mullein

Mullein Mullein (Verbascum) can reach a height of up to 3 m. Felt-like woolly leaves grow on its woolly stem. The bright yellow flowers are arranged in long, upright inflorescences. In the Middle Ages, people dipped the fruit stalk in pitch and used it as a...
Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a 2-year-old plant that forms a rosette of leaves close to the ground in the first year, with long, narrow leaves that are slightly toothed at the edges. Leaves and the hairy stem often have a reddish tinge. In...
Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle A striking feature of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is its large, green-white marbled, very thorny-toothed leaves. At the ends of the angular stems sit individually the purple, globular capitulum flowers. From them develop the hard-shelled fruits. The...