Herb Robert

Herb Robert

Herb Robert The tender shoots of the herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) are green to crimson in color and covered with glandular hairs. Numerous opposite, stalked, palmately divided and pinnate leaves sit between the branched stems. The light red to bright crimson...
Sweet clover

Sweet clover

Sweet clover Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis): Clover-like, three-parted, ovate leaflets grow on an erect, branched, angular stem with serrated edges. The yellow, honey-scented butterfly flowers hang in long, stalked clusters and all face one side. The height of...
Blackthorn

Blackthorn

Blackthorn Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is an almost impenetrable, thorny shrub that reaches a height of up to 3 meters. Its stalked, elliptical leaves are finely serrated along the margin. Before they are formed, the small white flowers appear, which are so dense that...
Dog Rose

Dog Rose

Dog Rose The bushes of the dog rose (Rosa canina) are very widespread in Rheinhessen. It has overhanging stems and branches on which grow elongated oval and sharply serrated leaves. The leaves are pinnate 5 to 7 times. The flower consists of 5 light pink petals and...
Elderberry

Elderberry

Elderberry Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is a small tree or a branchy shrub, reaching a height of 3 to 7 m. On the barky branches grow opposite arranged leaves, which in turn are composed of 5 – 7 subleaves. The white flowers have a 5-part corolla and stand...
White goosefoot

White goosefoot

White goosefoot The partially reddish stem of the white goosefoot (Chenopodium album) is slightly furrowed. The leaves are gray-green on top and lighter on the underside. The leaf shape is elongated oval to diamond-shaped and usually toothed at the edges. The small...