Also known as Kinnikinnick, this natural ground cover with leathery evergreen leaves and red berries can be found growing in sandy, rocky soils in the northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America
This low-growing plant has been used to treat various ailments, especially in the urinary tract. The berries are edible raw, but very dry. Do NOT use for more than one week at a time.
Have you ever seen this low-growing plant growing on sand dunes or other seemingly barren, rocky soil in the north? Its leaves are usually shiny green on top and lighter beneath, but once frost hits, they can turn a bit more brown for the winter. Besides its medicinal uses, this plant was also traditionally dried and smoked.
This black-white-and-grey bird points its slender bill downwards - or tilts it comically upwards - as it spirals face-first down tree trunks and round ...
A low-growing "trefoil" weed of lawns and disturbed, nitrogen-poor soil, distinguished by its tiny hop-like yellow flower clusters, pointed tips on each leaflet, and ...
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