#prickly parsnip

[nextgenfoals]

Puppy Dog Tails and Prickly Parsnip

A next-next-gen! Piney loves hikes and woodworking :)) — Mod charm

[the-habitat-ring]

The (Real) Stardew Valley Farm Update

Okay, so I meant to post way more about this, but the past year involved a truly inhumane number of medical appointments including driving an hour away 2-3 times a week all summer, so . . . not a lot of time for gardening and not much energy for posting. Fingers crossed that this year goes better!

To refresh, I'm trying to grow everything from Stardew Valley in our yard, with substitutions as needed, preferably with Midwest USA native plants. 2021 and 2022 can be found here, with my original plans for what I was going to do for 2023 and 2024.

2021: Additions/Corrections

Starfruit - Native wood sorrel (thanks to @alienskyler1 for teaching me that they were related!)

Cave Carrot - Queen Ann’s Lace, AKA wild carrot (also plenty of cultivated carrots)

2023: What Actually Happened

Garlic - Native wild garlic

Blueberries

Wild Horseradish - Not wild, contained in a raised bed on concrete because I don't want it to get too wild (also a mint containment system!)

Hops - Teamaker hops which is good for tea. It struggled in the summer so maybe tea this year?

Winter Root - I went with hopniss, aka groundnuts, a native vine with tubers you dig up in winter

Fiddlehead Fern - Native hayscented fern

Poppy - Native wood poppy

The ferns and poppies were planted in the fall, so hopefully they come up well this spring!

2024: The Plan

Blue Jazz - Native Ozark Bluestar (one of my winter sowing seeds)

Apricot Tree - Native passionflower vine, known as wild apricot (winter sowing)

Sunflower - Winter sowing two native sunflowers, and will hopefully be growing some massive non-native ones as well

Summer Spangle - Native prairie lily (winter sowing)

Palm Tree/Coconut - Native palm sedge. I'll grow this from seed once it warms up

Pineapple - White strawberries (pineberries)

Pumpkin

Melon

Oak Tree - Native dwarf chinquapin oak (it's been shockingly hard to get my hands on one)

Sweet Pea

Hot Pepper

Parsnip

Corn

Ancient Fruit - Native Aronia (they're blueish and have lots of antioxidants so you live to be ancient)

We'll see how it goes!

Planned for 2025 and Beyond:

Potato

Red Cabbage

Artichoke - Native Jerusalem artichokes

Cactus Fruit - Native prickly pear cactus

Yam

Bok Choy

Leek

Blackberry

Holly - Native winterberry holly

Crystal Fruit - Honey berries, which produce fruit earlier than anything else

Mushrooms - I'm just gonna ignore varieties and try some plugs or similar

???????

Still trying to figure out doable substitutes for these

Rice

Wheat

Qi Fruit - Very creepy

Taro Root - I would have to plant it in pots

Snow Yam

Mahogany Tree

Peach Tree

Pomegranate Tree - I could try Russian pomegranates?

I'll try to do a better job this year keeping everyone updated. It's been such a fun project and I'm so glad I decided to go for it!

[outofangband]

Flowers of the March of Maedhros (possibly part one, there are so many!)

flora, fauna, geography and environment of Arda

I love doing general flora and fauna posts but I can’t fit everything in them so I’m trying to make more specific ones as well! please please feel free to send categories to work on with locations! Or any environmental world building asks!

extensive environmental world building for himring plus more in the Himring tag

Himring was the fortress of Maedhros in the March of Maedhros, a cold realm in Northeastern Beleriand located slightly Southeast of Dorthonion and south of Lothlann and Ard Galen. It was a cold region with taiga forested hills and icy waters, including the sources of several rivers, namely Celon and Little Gelion. The March was located between the cold mountains on the Southern and Eastern borders of Dorthonion and the mountainous regions of the Gap and Thargelion on its own Eastern border.  The cold likely comes from a combination of its proximity to the Ered Engrin and Ered Gorgoroth, especially given the boreal forested region of Dorthonion, as well as altitude in some parts of it. I go into this more on other posts. 

The flora of the March is hardy, resistant to the cold that is present throughout so much of the year. Most flowers and herbaceous plants are herbaceous perennials that bloom in the spring and summer each year, sustained by their root stock despite the cold winters. 

The March contains several habitats; boreal forests/taiga, montane steppes and meadows, riverbanks and marshier areas. Towards Maglor’s Gap, rocky outcrops including many of limestone invite plants that thrive on calcareous soils. Lothlann and Ard-galen were montane or boreal meadows. While boreal forest in many places is divided into three zones (closed forest where trees cover more than forty percent of the ground and have a dense layer of grass, high boreal or alpine and Southern boreal where croppings of temperate decidious trees might be found) I think the March and also Dorthonion which has some similarities in climate and ecology, would see a combination of these ecosystems. 

Canon species: no canon species are associated with Himring, the March, or indeed much of Fëanorian occupied Eastern Beleriand

I use what we can extrapolate as possibly indigenous based on descriptions of climate, looking at similar real world locations, etc. I am also always happy to write posts based on real world locations by suggestion! (I’ve done the Havens of Sirion based on Southwestern Australia for example, etc. I think Tol Himling would have a similar climate to Hokkaidō). 

-Mountain and red clovers bloom on the hills and meadow steppes in the late spring and summer. Arctic dandelion grows in the meadows in the North towards Lothlann and Ard Galen as does Annual Gypsophila, cutleaf coneflower, arctic harebell (also grows on stream banks), broadleaf chives, cow parsnip, longstalk starwort, heath violet

-Mountain avens grow in rocky outcrops throughout the hills around Himring, usually in the summer. Moss campion also grows throughout the hills, above the tree line. Nodding campion, heath grounsel, snow saxifrage, baneberry (also stream banks)

-Great spur violet, fireweed (especially in clearings), snowdrop, wall lettuce, wild tulip and  grow in the forested areas. Boreal forests often contain berries and the forested areas around the hills has many species including bog bilberry, black crowberry, cloudberry, and wild strawberry. 

-Alongside the rivers grows wood or alpine sorrel alongside glacier buttercup, Lapland buttercup, Arctic butterbur, one flower fleabane (which also grows in forested belts and meadows), alpine rockcress, moor king, wood ruff, alpine butterwort, and arctic or prickly rose. 

-Arctic and common meadow rue grows in the North and West of the March in boggier areas as does milky whitlow grass, a flowering plant. 

-Common Groundsel grows throughout the region

World building notes:

-A number of these species have medicinal uses

-Others are used as fodder, in salads, garnishes and other dishes or in teas

-storing and preserving plants of various kinds is highly utilized in the March, more so than other elven realms. Both flora with medicinal and culinary uses are frequently preserved through drying, fermentation or other methods

[alicethemasked]

Alice’s adventures on Cheshire farm. entry 3

hi, it’s been a bit, I stopped hype focusing on Stardew for a bit, but then I saw that a new yandere mod had come out so I decided to continue again, forgot how fun it was.

as always MDI cuz this deals with yandere concepts and while it’s safe for now things are getting well spicy

Spring 8 - year 1

Monday time! A lot has happened since my last entry which is astounding, but I’ve officially lived here for a week! So first thing first, I think I have some character profiles to go through, though really they’re less profiles and me judging them after a week.

Let's start with… Harvey… he hasn’t stopped, it’s unsettling, he talks about our so called passed life all the time, I have decided to just let my sickness fade at the farm because I can not deal with him, the other towns folk have taken notice and agreed to help me avoid him as much as possible, especially Elliot. Speaking of he is an interesting fellow, I often catch him near my farm. I ask him why and he says he’s just enjoying the view. Given that the area around my farm is beautiful I just assume he’s taking a morning walk when he does. 

Ok, now I just feel like a gossip, but to be fair those two are a bit weird. I’ve been trying to make friends, the depressed man is called Shane and he seems prickly, I talked to him once and he just assumed that it was a prank! What has this man gone through to think that, he is also at the saloon drinking every night which worries me… but maybe he just needs a good friend!

Unrelated but there is a notice board that I well… noticed (I’m hilarious I know) and what is asked for on there is usually easy for me to find, so I’ve been helping around and getting small money here and there which is fun because that means I’m not fucking starving. 

Also! First harvest! I never thought Parsnips could taste so good but I guess hard work makes your food taste better, I had some Fish with Parsnips and wild leeks the other day and it is shockingly good. This week has taught me that taking a break from the horrid capitalist dystopia that is Zuzu city was a good idea. I even got to take care of most of the rocks on my farm, still need to deal with weeds and trees but I figured that taking care of the rocks was a good first step, one thing at a time. Also want to save the weeds for if I get animals at some point, might see if Robin can make a silo or something. 

I’ve noticed something a bit uncomfortable, a few of my hoodies have gone missing which I’m not happy with, especially given how Harvey has been acting… but I can hope for now that I just misplaced them somewhere…

Speaking of making me uncomfortable, the shy girl uhm… Penny seems to be more pushy about spending time with me, waxing poetic about the unity of the small town life. I was expecting her to be a lot more shy after our first meeting, but it seems that she’s not a fan of respecting my personal space…

Also? Monsters exist? Like I heard about the dwarves and shadow people war and all that, but you don’t really see them in Zuzu, but the mines opened up and I decided to try my hand I mean I’ve been taking care of the stones on my farm after all, got a few gemstones and some ore, but I’m not going to lie, fighting the slimes and giant bugs in the mines was both exciting and terrifying, I guess I will be venturing more in the future.

Signing out ~ Alice

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Native Plants I’ve Actually Seen Growing Wild in Southern Ontario

Acer saccharinum (silver maple) --along the sides of highways

Acer saccharum (sugar maple) --GTA ravines

Achillea millefolia (yarrow) --GTA ravines

Allium schoenoprasum (wild chives) --GTA ravines, Ridgetown

Allium tricoccum (ramps) --Niagara region escarpments

Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot amaranth) --fallow areas in the GTA

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (ragweed) --fallow areas in the GTA

Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) --parks in the GTA

Amelanchier spp. (saskatoon/serviceberry) --GTA ravines

Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) --GTA ravines

Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) --ravines and parks in the GTA

Asarum canadense (Canada ginger) --GTA ravines

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) --fallow areas, ravines, and parks throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort) --Niagara region escarpments

Betula spp. (birch) --ravines and parks throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Bidens spp. (beggar ticks) --GTA ravines

Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) --GTA parks

Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort) --GTA ravines (native in freshwater across the globe anyway)

Circaea lutetiana (enchanter’s nightshade) --fallow areas in the GTA

Commelina spp. (dayflower) --fallow areas in Windsor

Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda dogwood) --GTA wooded areas

Cornus sericea (red osier dogwood) --GTA ravines and in Windsor riverside parks

Crataegus spp. (hawthorn) --GTA ravines and parks

Echinocystis lobata (wild prickly cucumber) --GTA ravines

Elaeagnus commutata (silverberry) --GTA parks and fallow areas

Epilobium ciliatum (fringed willowherb) --fallow areas in the GTA

Equisetum spp. (horsetail/scouring rush) --GTA ravines and fallow areas

Erigeron spp. (fleabane) --GTA parks and fallow areas, Ridgetown

Erythronium americanum (trout lily) --GTA ravines and parks

Eutrochium maculatum (Joe-Pye weed) --GTA parks

Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) --fallow areas in the GTA

Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) --Windsor green spaces

Geranium robertianum (herb robert) --Windsor green spaces

Geum aleppicum (yellow avens) --GTA fallow areas

Geum canadense (white avens) --GTA fallow areas

Geum macrophyllum (large-leaved avens) --GTA fallow areas

Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffee tree) --GTA ravines

Helianthus spp. (sunflower) --GTA fallow areas and parks

Heracleum maximum (cow parsnip) --GTA ravines

Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley) --GTA fallow areas

Humulus lupulus (hops) --GTA ravines

Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) --GTA ravines

Impatiens capensis (jewelweed) --GTA ravines and in Windsor riverside parks

Juglans nigra (black walnut) --GTA ravines

Lactuca canadensis (Canadian lettuce) --GTA fallow areas

Lilium michiganense (Michigan lily) --GTA ravines

Lupinus perennis (sundial lupine) --GTA parks

Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) --GTA ravines

Maianthemum racemosum (starry false solomon’s seal) --GTA ravines and parks

Maianthemum stellatum (starry false solomon’s seal) --GTA ravines

Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern) --GTA ravines

Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) --GTA ravines and parks

Morus rubra (red mulberry) --fallow areas in Windsor, GTA parks

Myosotis laxa (smallflower forget-me-not) --GTA fallow areas

Oenothera biennis (evening primrose) --GTA fallow areas

Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) --GTA ravines

Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) --fallow areas and ravines throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Parietaria pensylvanica (Pennsylvania pellitory) --GTA fallow areas

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) --Windsor fallow areas and GTA ravines and parks

Persicaria lapathifolia (curlytop smartweed) --GTA fallow areas

Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple) --GTA ravines and parks

Portulaca oleracea (purslane) --fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA (native globally anyway)

Potentilla norvejica monspeliensis (ternate-leaved cinquefoil) --GTA fallow areas

Prunella vulgaris (selfheal) --fallow areas and ravines throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Prunus virginiana (chokecherry) --Windsor fallow areas, GTA ravines and parks, Niagara region escarpments

Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum (western bracken fern) --GTA parks

Quercus spp. (oak) --wooded areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac) --parks and fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to Collingwood

Ribes spp. (currants) --GTA ravines and parks

Ribes spp. (gooseberries) --GTA ravines

Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) --GTA ravines and parks

Rosa spp. (roses) --GTA ravines, parks, and fallow areas

Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) --ravines, parks, and fallow areas in Hamilton and GTA

Rubus odoratus (purple-flowered raspberry) --GTA ravines and parks

Rubus strigosus (American red raspberry) --GTA parks

Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed susan) --GTA parks

Salix spp. (willow) --GTA ravines

Sambucus canadensis (common elderberry) --Windsor riverside parks, GTA ravines

Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry) --GTA ravines and parks

Smilax spp. (greenbrier) --GTA parks

Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) --parks and fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Sorbus spp. (mountain ash) --GTA ravines and parks

Streptopus spp. (twistedstalk) --GTA parks

Symphoricarpos spp. (snowberry) --GTA parks

Symphyotrichum ericoides (heath aster) --fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) --fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage) --GTA parks

Tilia spp. (linden) --GTA ravines

Trillium grandiflorum (white trillium) --parks throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) --GTA parks

Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) --marshes in Essex county and GTA

Urtica gracilis (slender nettle) --GTA ravines

Uvularia spp. (bellwort) --streams in Windsor green spaces

Verbena hastata (blue vervain) --GTA ravines

Viburnum lentago (nannyberry) --GTA parks and Ridgetown ravine

Viburnum trilobum (highbush cranberry) --Ridgetown

Viola sororia (wood violet) --fallow areas and wooded areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA

Vitis riparia (riverbank grape) --GTA fallow areas, ravines, and parks

Waldsteinia fragarioides (barren strawberry) --GTA ravines and parks

Xanthium strumarium canadense (Canada cocklebur) --GTA parks and fallow areas

I’ve likely seen many others and just couldn’t identify them, but there are a lot I’ve never seen growing wild. What I’m hoping is that some of the native species I have in my garden will make their way to the nearby ravine. If I get around to it, though, I might just take a walk with some Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) seeds in the fall. They certainly seem to successfully germinate in my garden whether I want them to or not (don’t have space for them to go crazy). Can’t see why they wouldn’t in a natural swamp area.

[scarletarosa]

Dionysus

Greek god of madness, wine, vegetation, fruitfulness, virility, pleasure, festivity, frenzy, and theatre

Dionysus (also known as Bacchus and Liber) is the chaotic god who roams the wilds and indulges in the sensations which life has to offer. He is the inventor of wine and the one who inspires others to free themselves from their chains; leading them away into ecstatic freedom. Dionysus' sacred animals are the leopard, panther, bull, and serpent. Leopards/panthers were sacred to Dionysus due to their wild and often chaotic natures whereas bulls and serpents were sacred due to them representing male fertility. The god was said to ride on the back of a panther or drive a chariot drawn by a pair of them. His sacred plants are the grapevine, ivy, bindweed (prickly ivy) and pine tree. Devotees of the god wore wreaths of ivy and carried pine-cone tipped staffs.

Epithets: Ælefthæréfs (the liberator), Ærívromos (loud-roaring), Agnós (holy and pure), Ágrios (wild/savage), Ánax (lord; king), Aigovólos (goat-slayer), Anthéfs (blooming; crowned with flowers), Áreios (war-like), Chrysopes (golden faced), Corniger (the horned one), Dasýllios (wanderer of the woods), Dændrítis (lord of trees), Diphÿís (of dual nature), Ebon (youthful), Efkarpos (the fruitful), Efklayes (glorious), Elelikhthon (earth-shaking), Ephaptor (the caresser), Erivremetes (loud-thundering), Eucheus (pouring freely [of wine]), Evantís (decked with flowers), Evvouléfs (of good counsel), Hyes (lord of fertilizing moisture), Igiates (the healer), Kharidóhtis (joy-giver), Kissós (of ivy), Krýphios (the hidden one).

Dionysus was usually depicted as a handsome, long-haired young man who was usually clothed in a long robe (chiton) and cloak (himation) and crowned with a wreath of ivy-leaves. In some depictions, the god is shown with bull horns on his head. His attributes included the thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff), a drinking cup, and a crown of ivy. He was usually accompanied by a troop of Satyrs (goat-men of virility) and Maenades (wild female devotees). During his festivals, Dionysus was said to rush through the woods with the Maenads and tear apart wild animals with frenzic glee while also having drunken orgies with each other. He is also called both by Greeks and Romans as Bacchus (Bakchos), that is, the noisy or riotous god, which was originally a mere epithet of Dionysus. 

As far as the nature and origin of the god Dionysus is concerned, he appears in all traditions as the embodiment of chaotic power in nature, whereas Apollo is mainly a refined deity. Dionysus is the productive, overflowing, and intoxicating power of nature, which carries humans away from their usual quiet and sober mode of living. Wine is the most natural and appropriate symbol of that power, and it is therefore called "the fruit of Dionysus". Dionysus is, therefore, the god of wine; the inventor and teacher of its cultivation, the giver of joy, and the disperser of grief and sorrow. Though he also represents both effects of wine- the ecstatic blissful side, as well as the violent, maddening side. He is of the bright, joyous Sun as well as the maddening and unknowable Moon.  

Mythology: In myth, Dionysus was said to be the son of Zeus and the princess Semele of Thebes. During the course of her pregnancy, Zeus’ wife, Hera, tricked Semele into asking Zeus to appear before her in his full glory. Bound by oath, the god was forced to comply and she was consumed by the heat of his lightning-bolts. Zeus recovered their unborn child from her body, sewed him up in his own thigh, and carried him to term. After Dionysus’ birth from the thigh of Zeus, Dionysus was first entrusted to the care of Seilenos (Silenus) and the nymphs of Mount Nysa, and later to his aunt Ino, Semele's sister, and her husband Athamas. Some versions say Zeus instead entrusted him to Hermes, or to Persephone or Rhea. Hera was now urged on by her jealousy to throw Ino and Athamas into a state of madness, who then killed both of their children and themselves. Zeus, in order to save his child, changed him into a ram, and carried him to the nymphs of mount Nysa, who brought him up in a cave, and were afterwards rewarded for it by Zeus, by being placed as Hyades among the stars.  

During Dionysus’ young adulthood, he traveled the lands- teaching people of wine and of his divinity. The Thrakian king Lykourgos attacked Dionysus and his companions as they were travelling through his land and drove them into the sea. As punishment, the god inflicted him with madness causing him to murder his wife and son and then mutilate himself with an axe. King Pentheus of Thebes refused to accept the god's divinity and tried to apprehend him. Dionysus retaliated by driving the king's daughters into a crazed frenzy and they tore him apart limb from limb. As Dionysus was travelling through the islands of the Aegean Sea, he was captured by a band of Tyrrhenian pirates who planned to sell him into slavery. The god, however, could not be shackled or tied down; the bindings slipped away from him each time as Dionysus simply smiled. He then changed the mast and oars into serpents, and himself into a panther; he filled the vessel with creeping vines of ivy and the sound of flutes, so that the pirates, who were seized with madness, leaped into the sea, where they were transformed into dolphins. 

Appearance: Dionysus is a tall, attractive man in his late 30’s with long, wavy brown hair, brown eyes, strong facial features, and fair skin. He typically wears a white Greek robe with sandals and adorns his hair with ivy. He tends to be rather alluring in his appearance and basically looks how an ancient Greek male model would appear.  

Personality: In my experiences with Dionysus, he is very outgoing, charming, creative, flirtatious, laid-back, and can be impulsive. He loves all forms of pleasure, especially wine and sex. Dionysus has stated that he usually likes to go around seducing women, but also likes to seduce effeminate men since he enjoys dominating them. In his good-natured mood, Dionysus is friendly, jovial, and charismatic; welcoming others to join him in the enjoyable experiences of life. He says that he does not require his followers to partake in drinking alcohol or having sex, but simply seeks those who wish to feel free and unhindered by the constraints of society. Thus is the reason for his worship often taking place out in the wilds. In Dionysus’ darker side however, he can be extremely destructive and terrifying.  

He typically hates overly serious people, being too organized, strictness, and those who harm innocent creatures for no reason. When a person harms an innocent, Dionysus’ mood takes a drastic change and his form changes into something horrifying. His eyes become blood-red and his mouth deforms into a large serpent-like mouth with enormous fangs, then he attacks the person in a wild frenzy. His terror can cause petrification and madness in those who see him and they rapidly get torn apart. When angered, Dionysus becomes the Devourer of Flesh and either consumes his enemies or causes disturbing hallucinations and intense horror. Yet with most people, Dionysus is very entertaining to be around and often likes to make sexual jokes or tease, but he can become a bit serious when the need arises. He is very up-lifting and likes to teach people how to have fun with their lives and become less emotionally burdened by the demands of society. He loves things such as racing (especially horse racing) gambling, orgies, forest groves, and just enjoying himself in general.  

Dionysus has explained himself to be an aspect (shard) of the elder deity of virility, Set, who had also produced other aspects of himself such as Cernunnos, Pan, and Bes. The aspects are all One deity in essence, but due to free-will, they are independent from one another which allows them to have separate (yet very similar) personalities and desires. 

Offerings: wine, sparkling wine, white wine with pine resin (retsina), figs, grapes, pomegranates, apricots, potatoes, cauliflowers, eggplants, broccoli, horseradish, beetroot, parsnips, spring onions, strawberries, watermelon, peaches, cheese, lamb, goat, veal, chicken, cheeseburgers, ravioli with minced beef, chicken korma, lamb’s tongue, cow liver, chicken hearts, ram brains, coconuts, coconut oil, kumquat, ivy, pinecones, pinecone cores, chestnuts, walnuts, raisins, ritual goblets, tambourines, honey-coloured beads, tigers eye, watermelon tourmaline, chrysoberyl, amethyst, bull’s eye stone, dildos, various sex toys, canes, cum, bull figurines, leopard or panther figurines, incense of poppy, opium, or pine resin

[peachs-kitchenwitchery]

Plant Masterlist

Letter P

Palm - Fertility, Focus, Potency, Divination,  Cleansing, Transforming, Transitions, Fertility, Nourishment, Peace, Relaxation, Victory

Palo Santo -  Aligning with the Divine, Clearing, Creating Sacred Space, Healing, Meditation

Pansy - Love, Divination Related to Love and Relationships

Papaya - Love, Protection

Paprika -  Boosting Energy, Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love

Papyrus - Protection

Parsley -  Love, Protection, Purification, Lust, Communication 

Parsnip - Male Sex Magic

Passion Flower -  Peace, Sleep, Friendship, Happiness, Harmony, Healing, Love

Patchouli - Love, Wealth, Passion

Pau d'Arco - Healing

Peach - Fertility, Love, and Wisdom, Protection from Evil (peach pit)

Pear - Lust, Love

Pearl Moss - Inviting Good Spirits

Peas - Money, Love

Peat Moss - Protection

Pecan - Money, Employment

Pennyroyal - Strength, Protection, Peace

Peony - Protection, Luck, Good Fortune, Prosperity

Pepper - Courage, Protection, Exorcism, Warding, Cursing

Peppermint - Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers

Periwinkle -  Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection, POISONOUS DO NOT INGEST

Persimmon - Healing, Lust

Petitgrain - Protection, Relieving Confusion, Anxiety, Anger. Self-Confidence0

Pimento - Love

Pimpernel - Protection, Health, Consecration

Pine -  Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money

Pineapple -  Luck, Money, Chastity

Pink Rose Buds -  Friendship, love, romance and self acceptance

Pistachio - Breaking love spells

Plantain -  Healing, Protection, Snake-Repelling, Strength

Pleurisy Root - Healing

Plum - Healing, Peace, Love

Plumeria - Persuasiveness, Eloquence

Poke Root - Finding Lost Objects, Courage, Breaking Hexes and Curses

Pomegranate -  Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility

Poppy -  Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck

Poppy Seeds - Pleasure, Heightened Awareness, Love, Luck

Potato - Grounding, Protection, Stability

Prickly Ash Bark - Safe travel, Fertility, Removing Spells and Breaking Hexes

Primrose -  Protection, Love

Pumpkin - Granting Wishes, Love, Prosperity, Fertility, Protection When Carved

[comfortspringstation]

5 Foods in Produce to Try

Carrots, broccoli, and hearts of romaine. Potatoes, apples, and bananas. Most of us tend to pick through the produce section of our local grocery store just to stock up on the basics of the standard American diet. Sometimes we check whether berries are on sale, and then we move on. However, if you ever take the time to really look around, you might start seeing some exciting things sitting right there in your neighborhood grocery.

[alexsrandomramblings]

And this stuff? This stuff smells sp damn good. It's a blend of; salt, onion, maple sugar, mustard, garlic stems, dulse, wild porcini mushrooms, sweet fern, parsnip, thyme, Labrador tea, coriander, cayenne, larch, lovage, winter savory, tarragon, and prickly-ash pepper.

Is like as soon as I get a new tea or spice or spice blend, I am compelled to immediately open the container and smell it.

[cedar-glade]

Prickly Ash, or  Zanthoxylum americanum, is a classic remnant species, once common from the scrubland pockets of the prairie days, thicket Islands, around the mighty burr oaks in the savannas, and at the tips of till moggles with a number of other thicket forming species; that was before habitat’s had true defining edge in North America. When the prairies started to decline with the removal of the native people, the introduction of invasives, and the conversion of this fine-fragile ecosystem to a matrix of agricultural wastes with no conservative land ethic to follow up with this species declined to the point where it is now; as a uncommon species left in national forest edge line, or prairie remnant that is protected tucked in some cedar glade, or on the side of some steep cut slope with other thicket species left over from a time when this was commonplace.

Conservation and proper land ethics with restoration prairies are the best way to boost this species back to what should be it’s extremely commonplace historic abundance. It’s fairly easy to do as well if you use it with other thicket plug species and it doesn’t have many issues with pathogens or pests. If your wandering to yourself about EAB(emerald ash borer) being an issue, it’s not. This isn’t a true ash at all, but instead it’s a member of the citrus family. Where ash have samara on what is also a dioecious tree, these are follicle-berries. These berries are fantastic starvation food for many bird species, and can be used in conjunction with other classic thicket species( Rhus spp., native Rosa spp., and some native thicket Prunus spp.) Many different Cornus species also have a similar place in prairie ecosystems and are left out of seeding mixes, or prairie plug planning to often. 

Until very recently I’ve been ignorant about the importance in thicket sp, as a whole, because of the lack of high quality thickets in the landscape as a whole. I’de like to see a change in that and a real integration of thickets into landscape conservation planning for both naturalists, ecologists, and the general public. They can be a great “privacy wall” if you are trying to replace the “honeysuckle privacy wall” in your yard or your neighbors yard. 

What else do Prickly Ash bring to the table as far as ecosystems and ecological education are concerned?  Rutaceae, the Rue and Citrus family is the only family that the “bird dropping caterpillar” can feast on. Specifically these larva prefer only woody species of that family that offer stability to their large size. Now, if you have a class of eager minded youths or just eager minded human beings that care about ecology that might be stoked on large butterflies, this is one species, besides the monarch, that share the lime life. “bird dropping caterpillar” are the larval stage of the largest butterfly in the midwest, the Giant Swallowtail. Swallowtails are incredible pollinators that can carry large amounts of pollen on them at a time. These and the zebra swallowtail are perhaps some of the only species large enough to increase the fitness of native Lilium species populations. If you are worried about dear browsing, fear not, Rutaceae members have two lines of defense for pesky mammals like us. Spines, and a chemical that is produced when the plant is injured. This chemical production involves furocoumarins, chemical compounds that are deemed phytophototoxicants ( cause chemical burns when exposed to sunlight.) The chemical it’s self washes off easy if you are a human who doesn’t have dense hair that traps it in, and these aren’t as fast to react as some plants,  like the dreaded Hog parsnip of field season. This chemical stew is perfect defense for a butterfly though. 

[nextgenfoals]

Pokey Pierce x Carrot Top/Harvest(?)

Prickly Parsnip is a talented and proud gardener! His vegetables have won first prize at the county fair three years in a row :0! — mod charm

[the-habitat-ring]

The (Real) Stardew Valley Farm

So a year and a half ago we bought a house, AKA the real life habitat ring. I swear the yard came with every single non-aquatic invasive plant we’ve got. Slowly but surely we’ve been murdering all the Japanese honeysuckle and poison hemlock, tearing up a truly inhumane amount of weed barrier and pea gravel, and adding truckloads of wood chips and other organic matter to start to repair the soil. Our goal is to replace everything with mostly native plants with an emphasis on food production.

But of course I needed more of a challenge. I love playing Stardew Valley. It’s really the only video game I play. And somewhere I got the idea, “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool to grow everything in Stardew Valley in our yard?” So here we are. Obviously I don’t live on some magical land with perfect weather, a giant greenhouse, and a second farm on a tropical island, so I have to make plenty of substitutions. I’m also trying to grow native plants whenever possible. Any suggestions are welcome!

2021

Amaranth - Native white amaranth (the birds love it!)

Grape - Native riverbank grapes (so many grapes) and some green cultivated variety from the neighbors

Dandelion - Obviously

Maple Tree - Native silver, red, and sugar maples (also an invasive Norway maple but we chopped it down)

Pine Tree - Not sure what kind of pines they are

Apple Tree - Not in great shape. I’d love an Enterprise apple tree at some point

Coffee Bean - Chicory (maybe that’s cheating, but it’s a naturalized plant commonly used as a coffee substitute)

Salmonberry - Not native to the Midwest, so we’re sticking with native black raspberries. We’ll likely add some pink/yellow raspberries later though

2022

Kale

Rhubarb

Strawberry - Both cultivated and native

Tulip

Radish

Tomato

Beet

Eggplant

Fairy Rose - Not a real thing so I substituted the native prairie rose

Cranberries - Native cranberry viburnum

Orange Tree -Native persimmons, which produce orange fruit

Daffodil

Spring Onion - Native nodding onions and also green onions indoors

Spice Berry - Native spicebushes

Wild Plum - Native

Hazelnut - Native

Crocus

Cherry Tree - Native black cherries and nonnative bush cherries

Tea Leaves - Native New Jersey Tea bush

Banana Tree - Native pawpaws, which are also known as Indiana bananas

Mango Tree - One of the pawpaws is a named variety called mango so I think that counts

Ginger - Attempted native wild ginger, which I don’t think survived, but am also growing ginger indoors

Green Bean

Sweet Gem Berry - Native Juneberry (Downy Serviceberry) which are a redish color

Planned for 2023

Blue Jazz - Not real so I went with the native Ozark Bluestar, which seems similar enough

Garlic

Parsnip

Apricot Tree - Native passionflower vine. Not a tree, but it is known as wild apricot

Blueberry

Sunflower - Both native and non-native sunflowers

Pineapple - Neither my spouse nor I like pineapples, so we’re going with white strawberries known as pineberries that are said to have a tropical taste

Pumpkin

Melon

Wild Horseradish - Except I’ll be growing it in a pot because it tends to get a little too wild for my tastes

Holly - Native winterberry holly

Oak Tree - Native dwarf chinquapin oak

Sweet Pea

Hot Pepper

Palm Tree - Obviosuly not going to work here but there is a native palm sedge that I’ll plant instead

Planned for 2024

Potato

Corn

Hops - Hoping to get a cutting from a native hops vine (if the local beer people don’t kill me)

Winter Root - I’m gonna go with native ground nuts because you can dig up the roots in winter

Poppy - Hopefully native wood poppy

Red Cabbage

Artichoke - Native Jerusalem artichokes

Cactus Fruit - Native prickly pear cactus

Yam

Bok Choy

Leek

Fiddlehead Fern

Blackberry

Crystal Fruit - I’m gonna go with honey berries, which produce fruit earlier than anything else

Ancient Fruit - Native Aronia berries are the only thing I can think of for this one. They’re blue(ish) and have lots of antioxidants so you live to be ancient

Figuring Out Substitutes

Rice

Wheat

Starfruit - Not really sure how to swing this one, so suggestions are welcome

Summer Spangle - Not real, so I’m open to suggestions of native plants. Possibly prairie lily? It has a similar-ish shape, is orange, and blooms in summer

Qi Fruit - Creepy little man

Taro Root - I would have to plant it in pots

Morel - I wish I could grow this

All the other mushrooms - I think I’ll just ignore any varieties and just try plugs or similar

Snow Yam

Cave Carrot - Trying to find a native carrot substitute

Coconut - I shouldn’t count this separately from palm trees, right?

Mahogany Tree

Peach Tree

Pomegranate Tree - There are Russian pomegranates that are hardy to zone 6, which just might work with climate change

[starslooklikediamonds]

Vegan Diet I’m Considering

I’ve researched this and it seems to have all the stuff my body needs.

Supplements 

VEGANSAFE™ B-12 supplement

Ovega-3 - plant based omega 3 supplement

or

Source Naturals - Neuromins DHA supplement

Grains -

Oatmeal cooked/uncooked

Oats cooked/uncooked

Kelloggs all bran complete wheat flakes

Kelloggs all bran original

Kelloggs corn flakes

Kelloggs special k

Brown rice

White rice

Quinoa cooked

Oat bran cooked/uncooked

Buckwheat uncooked

Couscous cooked

Cooked pasta unenriched

Whole wheat pasta

Kamut cooked

Arrowroot

Spelt cooked

Vegetables -

Collards cooked

Brussels sprouts cooked

Broccoli cooked

Sweet potatoes boiled/uncooked

Cauliflower

Artichoke cooked/uncooked

Asparagus cooked/uncooked

Spinach cooked

Red cabbage cooked/uncooked

Bok choy

Corn

Cabbage cooked

Dandelion greens cooked/uncooked

Romaine lettuce

Cassava

Kimchi

Garden cress cooked/uncooked

Kale cooked/uncooked

Pumpkin cooked

Watercress

Leeks cooked/uncooked

Carrots cooked/uncooked

Butternut squash cooked/uncooked

Mustard spinach cooked/uncooked

Turnip greens cooked

Iceberg lettuce

Celery

Spring onions

Cucumber

Beetroot raw

Celeriac

Parsnips

Bamboo shoots

Potatoes

Taro cooked

Celery

Pea sprouts

Onions

Snow peas

Laver - seaweed

Wakame - seaweed

Irish moss - seaweed

Amaranth cooked

Radishes

Firm tofu

Roselle 

Chinese broccoli

Pumpkin flowers cooked

Fruit -

Persimmon

Guava

Durian

Elder berries

Shredded coconut meat

Pineapple

Figs

Avocados

Tangerines

Tomatoes

Bananas

Apples

Okra

Oranges

Kiwifruit

Nectarines

Guava

Watermelon

Papaya

Sun dried tomatoes

Mango

Zucchini cooked/uncooked

Goji berries dried

Sweet red/green/yellow bell peppers

Passion fruit

Apricots dried/normal

Cantaloupe melons

Cayenne pepper

Plums

Prunes

Ground cherries

Jack fruit

Serrano peppers

Fried yellow plantains

Lemon

Strawberries

Star Fruit

Raspberries

Black berries

Green/Red chilli peppers

Pomegranate

Grapes

Plantains

Jalapeno peppers

Green olives

Pears

Cherries

Honeydew melon

Dates

Eggplant

Yellow peaches normal/dried

Raisins

Elder berries

Mulberries

Prickly pears

Nuts, Seeds, Legumes -

Dry roasted mixed nuts salted

Dry roasted pistachio nuts

Dry roasted almond

Roasted sunflower seeds

Soy beans

Edamame

Tempeh – fermented soya beans

Navy beans

Lima beans cooked/uncooked

Black beans

Kidney beans

Lentils cooked

Adzuki beans

Pinto beans cooked

Fava beans raw/cooked

Cranberry beans

Podded peas cooked

Split peas

Snow peas cooked

Chickpeas cooked

Red kidney beans cooked

Lupin beans cooked

Mung beans cooked

Black eyes peas cow peas

Broad beans fava

Pecan nuts

Peanut butter

Peanuts raw

Pistachio nuts

Hazelnuts

Almonds

Walnuts

Pistachio nuts

Brazilnuts

Cashew raw

Acorns dried

Sunflower seeds

Sesame seeds roasted/toasted

Dried sunflower seeds

Dried pumpkin seeds

Dried squash seeds

Chia seeds

Flax seeds

Hemp seeds

Dried pine nuts

Macadamia nuts

Black walnuts dried

Cranberry beans

Lotus seeds dried

Roasted chestnuts

Fungi -

Shiitake mushrooms

Cremini Mushrooms

Oyster mushrooms

Maitake mushrooms

Morel mushrooms

Enoki mushrooms

Herbs & Spice -

Cinnamon

Black pepper

Chilli powder

Dried basil

Ground Clove

Coriander

Curry powder

Fennel

Citronella lemon grass

Paprika

Parsley normal/dried

Poppy seed

Sesame roasted

Chives

Ground Ginger

Oregano dried

Basil normal/dried

Liquids -

Soy milk unsweetened

Almond unsweetened

Rice milk unsweetened

Coconut milk

Soy sauce

Yellow mustard

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Smoothie Ideas

Unasked for, but liked by some! If I had access to all of these (and under responsible circumstances) and a good amount of space to work with as well as room in a freezer, and a good blender/food processor, this is what I would do. All plant parts in equal amounts. Plus plain yogurt and silky tofu for texture. And honey, tulip tree nectar, and syrups of sugar maple, boxelder maple, red maple, black maple, silver maple, mountain maple, swamp maple, yellow birch, sweet birch, water birch, paper birch, gray birch, bog birch, butternut, black walnut, American sycamore, basswood, silver linden, green alder, mountain alder, American elm, slippery elm, and rock elm for added sweetness.

Canada Day smoothie

honey: summer

American chestnut

American ginseng

aster petals: fringed blue heart-leaved New England panicled smooth

avens roots: purple prairie smok white yellow

bayberry fruits and leaves: northern sweet gale

beebalm flowers: horsemint scarlet wild bergamot

blackberries and raspberries: Allegheny blackberry American red raspberry arctic raspberry black raspberry blue raspberry Canadian blackberry cloudberry common dewberry dewberry glandstem blackberry leafy-bracted blackberry loganberry Pennsylvania blackberry purple-flowering raspberry salmonberry setose blackberry sphagnum dewberry swamp dewberry thimbleberry trailing raspberry

bluebells: tall Virginia

blueberries and cranberries: bog bilberry common blueberry deerberry highbush blueberry hillside blueberry large cranberry lingonberry lowbush blueberry small cranberry

Canada buffaloberry

Canada ginger root

Canada yew berry

cattail hearts: broadleaf narrowleaf

cherries and plums: American plum Canada plum black cherry chokecherry pin cherry sand cherry

chokeberries: black red

columbine flowers: Canada smallflower

common hop

common yarrow flower and leaf

cow parsnip stalk

cranesbill flowers: herb robert wild geranium

crowberry

cucumber tree flower

currants and gooseberries: American blackcurrant American gooseberry Canadian gooseberry golden currant northern blackcurrant northern redcurrant prickly gooseberry skunk currant

dogwood fruits:

blue-fruited bunchberry flowering gray red osier

eastern hemlock tip

eastern white cedar tip

elderberries: American red common

false Solomon’s seal berries: Canada mayflower false Solomon’s seal starry false Solomon’s seal

fireweed

fleshy dandelion flower

forget-me-not flowers: largeseed smallflower spring

goldenrod flowers: Canada gray prairie sticky

goldenseal

greenbrier berries: blue ridge carrionflower bristly common Illinois smooth carrionflower upright carrionflower

groundcherries: clammy common Virginia

hackberries: dwarf hackberry hackberry

haws: cockspur fireberry dotted downy

hazelnuts: American beaked

hickory nuts: bitternut pignut shagbark shellbark

honey locust pod pulp

honeysuckle fruits and flowers: black twinberry Canadian fly haskap mountain fly

hyssops: anise purple giant

Jack-in-the-pulpit berry

juniper berries: common creeping eastern

Kentucky coffee tree pod pulp

kinnikinnick berry

lily flowers: Canada Michigan wood

linden flowers: basswood silver

maple blossoms and seeds: black boxelder mountain red silver sugar swamp

mayapple

milkweed pods and flowers: butterflyweed common fourleaf green comet oval leaf poke prairie purple redring swamp tall green whorled

mints: Canada peppermint wild

mountain woodsorrel flower, leaf, and fruit

Oregon grapes: creeping Oregon grape

partridgeberry

pawpaw fruit

pine tips and young cones: eastern white jack pitch ponderosa red

pokeweed berry juice

prickly cucumber juice

prickly pears: fragile devil’s tongue

ramps flower

red mulberry

redbud flower

riverbank grape

robin runaway flower

rose mallow flowers: Halberd-leaf swamp

rose petals and hips: climbing wild pasture prairie prickly wild shining smooth swamp Virginia woods’

roughfruit fairybells berry

sarsaparillas: American spikenard bristly wild

sassafras

serviceberries: Allegheny Bartram juneberry Canadian downy inland low shadbush pigeonberry roundleaf saskatoon

silverberry

snowberries: coralberry snowberry western

spicebush

spruce tips and young cones: black red white

stinging nettle top

strawberries: Virginia woodland

sumac berries: fragrant shining smooth staghorn

sunflower petals, tubers, and seeds: cheerful giant narrowleaf Nuttall’s pale-leaf stiff sunchoke woodland

sweet crabapple fruit and blossom

sweetfern leaves

sweetgrass

tamarack tip

twisted stalk berries: rose twisted stalk watermelonberry

unicorn root

viburnum berries: arrowwood highbush cranberry mapleleaf nannyberry snowball tree squashberry witch’s hobble-bush witherod

violets: arrowleaf bird’s foot Canada crow-foot downy yellow early blue Labrador long-spurred marsh marsh blue New England blue northern bog northern woodland small white sweet white wood

Virginia creeper berry pulp

walnuts: black butternut

wild savoury and wild basil leaves

wild yam

wintergreens: American creeping snowberry

witch-hazel

[morethansalad]

Heya I was wondering if you think it’s possible for anyone to be vegan? I’ve always been interested in trying but I have a lot of allergies (rice, corn, all types of melon, tomatoes, broccoli, nuts, seeds, peas, garlic, onion, chocolate, carrots, lettuce, sunflower seeds, strawberries, mango, pineapple, apples, and an oral allergy to bananas and avocados so I can only eat those cooked) that intimidate me out of it. Just curious if you have advice of any kind. Thanks!

Hello! First off, I have to say if you really want to go vegan then you can do it. Personally I believe that it is possible because most of what would change is the swap of meat for meat substitutes (many omnivore dishes contain ingredients that you are allergic to…also consider the fact that you’ll be ditching bad cholesterols :). I was also nervous about going vegan cuz i thought that my allergies to all nuts and many seeds would make things difficult (it seemed like a goodbye to all affordable forms of cheese–vegan or not). But I learned over the years that eating according to allergies (and other food choices that was better for my health–eg. plant based eating) is not a matter of restriction but finding alternatives (like a parent should do with a child with picky eating habits). I’ve become accustomed to tweaking recipes because of it. The biggest thing I would say that you would need to face is cooking more for yourself (but you may be used to that) and possibly costs (since you are allergic to some of the cheaper vegan foods). I can give my suggestions in three parts: allergen swaps, dish ideas, other eating tips.

i. Allergen Swap Ideas (considering similar taste, use, and/or nutritional value)Rice (easy replacement!) –> wheat flour, wheat germ, quinoa, barley, oats, pasta, couscous Corn –> cucumber, chickpeas, celeryMelons –> other fruits with high water content eg. grapefruit, blueberries, peaches, pears, pomegranatesTomatoes –> persimmons, olives, bell pepper, beets, sauces with different bases (red pepper, sweet potato)Broccoli –> cauliflower (if you can), brussel sprouts, artichoke, asparagus, celeryNuts & seeds –> chia seeds (if you can, i’m allergic to all but these)Peas –> beans (and there are so many to choose from), edamame, okraGarlic –> ginger, mushroomsOnion –> celery, bell peppers, fennel, celeriac, ginger, cumin (but if your allergy is only specific to traditional white onions and not other types of onion you can use shallots, chives, scallions)Chocolate –> carobCarrots –> squash, parsnips, beets, rhubarbLettuce –> cabbage, spinach, kale, collard greens, celery, argulaStrawberries –> raspberries, blueberries, grapes, blackberriesMango –> coconut, dragonfruit, Pineapple –> prickly pear, star fruit, jackfruit, kiwiApple –> peaches, plums, datesBanana –> plantain (if you can), oranges, full fat coconut milk (for making nice cream)

ii. Possible Dish IdeasSome vegan food staples:Baked fries (sweet potato, potato, parsnip, etc), hummus and corn-free chips, icecream (arrowroot powder + coconut cream) with date caramel sauce, pancakes, nut free granola (bars), mac n cheese, soups (so customizable!), chickpea omelette, mug cakes, sandwiches/subs, salads, casseroles, overnight oats, sweet potato pizza

iii. Other eating tips (generally for new vegans)-Caloric + nutritional intake are so crucial to get a hang of on a vegan diet. And with your allergies, many foods will be less accessible so you’ll want to compensate for that fact especially as you first try to navigate the lifestyle.-Supplemental foods: spirulina, moringa, carob, microgreens/sprouts, nutritional yeast, goji berries-Explore other cuisine-Berries for antioxidants-Teas (hibiscus, licorice, peppermint)-Listen to your body. Feed it if you feel hungry-Vitamin C –> helps iron absorption-Omega 3s –> soy products like tofu or edamame-B12 –> fortified plant milks and nutritional yeast-Get familiar with more herbs to give your dishes variety

Let me know if you have more questions :)

[earhartsease]

Excuse me "lettuce"?! This is rampion we're talking about here

"This species was once widely grown in Europe for its leaves, which were used like spinach, and its parsnip-like root, which was used like a radish"

Pff. Lettuce.

Though tbh I'd give away someone's firstborn for some good endive - it went out of fashion after the 00s and you can never find it anywhere and it's bitter and prickly and it fucking rocks

sometimes the whole premise of Rapunzel seems ridiculous (who trades a baby for a head of lettuce), but then again who hasn't had a snack craving so bad they'd trade their firstborn child