Cleavers: Galium aparine I remember when I was young, anytime we stumbled upon these sticky little suckers, we would have a blast throwing them at people’s jackets and watching them walk around all day with cleavers attached to their back. I may or may not have also done that last summer with my apprentices 😉 …
In the Basics of Holistic Herbalism course, as well as our Fundamentals of Holistic Herbalism Certification Program, we have fun learning activities to help solidify the concepts you’ve learned and prepare you for the quizzes and tests. We’ve put a couple of samples in our Free Herbal Content course, so you can see what a …
When I first started learning botany, the vocabulary was a little confusing. Not only was I having to memorize unfamiliar words and definitions, but I found that different books used different terms to describe the same thing. Here’s a hint: choose a descriptive word you like and stick to using that one. Becoming familiar with …
Let’s continue our overview of some botanical basics. Last time I talked about leaf venation and this time I’m going to talk a little about leaf arrangement. Alternate: This is when you see a leaf on the left side of a stem, then a little bit up there’s a leaf on the right side of …
Daisy, dandelion, viola, mullein; these are names that many of us are familiar with and use in everyday language! So what’s the big deal with learning botanical names that sound unfamiliar and are difficult to remember? Common names can cause confusion when communicating with others, especially when discussing edibility and medicinal qualities of an herb, …
Learning botany doesn’t have to be intimidating or boring You will feel more confident in your foraging and wildcrafting if you take the time to learn some basics. Don’t get too caught up in the details and have fun! So let’s talk about the basics of leaves… Leaf veins serve several function, regardless of their …
