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This makes a tea that is to die for. You'll never drink another tea for the rest of your life.

I wish that variety was native in my region!

Ive had this in my back garden, loads of it. I live in the UK , in a shared house and no one ever goes in the back garden but me and my cat... am i being secretly targeted? Kinda strange, any thoughts?

When I was a dairy farmer, I had some of this in one of my fencerows in a low place. It was always spreading out in to pasture. I got sick just from the smell everytime I mowed that pasture, almost to the point of throwing up.

Even for the seasoned gardener/forager, this video is a great reminder

Those flower reminds me of how parsley flowers and goes to seed

Cool!

Thanks for your clear explanations and illustrations. I tried to learn this from readings but too much detail made it confusing and I just didn't find the time. Now, I'm ready to learn more.

Your enthusiasm for sedges is infectious!

There is also solidago rugosa.

cool!

Magnified Plaid! Perfect advertisement for a program on botany and beer. It's like we're back in the 90's or whatever. Except kids didn't drink beer to christian bands back in the day, lol! Anyway, thanks for inspiring me to stop channel surfing for a minute and educate myself on some plants.

Is it biennial like many of the members of this family? By the way, when I took my plant taxonomy course in college, the family was still called Umbelliferae, which referred to the shared characteristic of umbels as the flowering structure.

That's a lot of medicine! It's not native, but the Angelica giga is even more fantastic because of its saturated purple color. Hope to plant both before next winter.

Hahahaha! Even botanists have lawns… I always wondered. Dude, have you been a guest on Ologies yet?! I love and appreciate your passion. Infectious.

Sedges really thrive during spring and early summer. Consider following up in August and highlight those that not only survive, but thrive in the heat of the summer. Thanks for the tour of your garden.

Planted a patch of it this year, in Louisiana.

I grew up in western Maryland and this was one of my favorite local weeds that was around. I loved the look, feel and smell of this plant . I didn't't know what it was until now THANK YOU!

I've been growing several different Goldenrods for the last 5 years, and the difference in pollinator attraction can be startling- I had a Showy Goldenrod till a gopher ate it, and it was VERY attractive to insects. I also have an Anise Scented Goldenrod that attracts NOTHING! I started many different species from seed and don't know what most of them are, but as a group they are very attractive to pollinators in late summer when most plants are done. Gotta try a few!!

Hey friend! Just finding you-- I'm a FANATIC pollinator gardener in central California, and I have so many species to mention I can't describe now-- I'd LOVE to see you mention Bidens alba......... I started growing it 2 years ago, and it's one of the all time best pollinator plants. Also Texas Thistle-- just a STAR of my garden! Thanks!

Very informative! I'm starting 2 kinds this season. What a wonderful creature: Beautiful, tall and medicinal.

Love your videos! I am currently very fascinated with rattlesnake master eryngium yuccifolium. I volunteer with the state natural area program in WI and a lot of the plants you cover I get to watch out for! I still lean heavily on inaturalist though.

England here: yup, that's indeed why we call them (purple and white varieties) dead nettles: no sting. Great video... I freaking love dead nettles 🙂

Two of my favorite plants from my childhood 😄

Wow. This is awesome content.

I live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State and this is quite common here. It's actually kind of pretty.

How is your channel not completely blowing up right now?? Your content is awesome

I have these all over my yard right now. Do they make you have diarrhea from the 'purgative effects ?

My ADHD can only focus on the back ground doorbell gong.

I've always called this "bugle". I'll have to look it up now...

I always have trouble remembering the species names of each of these for some reason. My brain just classes them as "weedy lamiaceae" . I think you meant petiole instead of pedicel. Pedicel is the stalk to a flower, petiole is the leaf stalk. But I think you know that and just got your wires crossed for a second. Because as you say one way to distinguish between the two species is one is petiolate (having petioles) while the other is sessile (no petioles). I could be wrong but you may have missed the blooms on L. amplexicaulis as they are obe of the earliest blooming plants in my area. Fortunately my goats will eat them. ;) Great video. :)

These have taken over agriculture fields in spring in recent years, overtaking chickweed.

Henbit is a separate plant as far as I know.

I thought you had an owie on your thumb until I saw your other fingers.. lol. So the purple is edible?

Very well done! Organized and disciplined with impeccable attention to detail. Solid. Great work distinguishing, communicating, and bringing to the attention of others. Exciting to see where further research takes you and other botanists. :)

I have this growing in basically full shade pretty well so far...

Thanks! Ginseng has a lot of health benefits.

Hello fellow Hoosier, I'm Northern Indiana too. I've just begun investigating the annua for malaria. Good to know it grows up here too.

Thank you 🦋

Safer for consumptions than most people think

Very well done!

You need to check out Africa as they use it there to cure malaria the children take it twice a week, 200 children used to die in Africa I think it’s per month, just imagine, this herb is outlawed by who, so wrong, I have some seeds and make my own tea with this to get rid of parasites, in my body, we all have them! Go do some research into this! God bless us all

I believe in God’s magic

Was in Northeast recently, plant was everywhere. Never have seen it in SE WI but land pretty developed. Planning on growing some next year. Really nice plant and definitely should be considered. Considering how prolific it was in Northeast imagine it is very reliable from seed which I'm counting on to spread the population in my corner of the world

Wait, I grow this species and I've never detected a scent from the flowers 🤔

Beautiful snake

In right conditions this plant is reliable self seeder. Valuable plant for restoration efforts.