Yard

Lady's Mantle - Poimulehti -

Date of collection: 26.8.2016

Location where you found the herb, including a description of the habitat: Kortepohjankoulu schoolyard the plant looks like: The plant looks like a Lady's Mantle, that's how it got it's name.
Scientific name of the plant: Alchemilla spp
Common name of the plant: Lady's Mantle.
it smells like: like nothing.
The plant's medicinal or nutritional qualities: Glittering raindrops often collect in the funnel at the base of the leaves after rainfall. In the Middle Ages alchemists thought that the liquid could be the much sought afterquinta essentia, the fifth element, the water of life itself which could cure sickness.

Other observations such as:

what does the plant look like and What are the distinguishing characteristics of the plant: The leaves of this the maple are almost as big as a human hand, they are sometimes bigger and sometimes smaller.
it smells like: maple sirap with a only little of salt and vinegar in it.
the plants nutritional qualities: People make maplesirap out of maple.
the plant's taste: Horrible, it is poisonless, you still shouldn't eat them still...YACK!!!

Other observations such as:

What does the plant look? What are the distinguishing characteristics of the plant?
How does it smell like?
Does the plant have any medicinal or nutritional qualities?
If the herb is safe to consume: How does it taste?

Examples: nettle, pineapple weed, greater plantain, meadow buttercup, birch, lady's mantle, maple, rowan, clover

Date of collection: 14.9.2016
Common name of the tree: Pine
Scientific name of the plant: Pinus sylvestris
Location where I found the plant: Kortepohjankoulu schoolyard, in the green area.

Other observations such as:

What does the tree look: It looks like a tree because it is one. The color of the pine is interesting, the lower parts of the pine ar kind of dark brown, but the higher part of the tree is orange-brown.
How does it smell like: It smells fresh

Does the plant have any medicinal or nutritional qualities:young shoots rich in vitamin C are added to medicines.

Date of collection: 15.9.2016
Common name of the plant: Yarrow
Scientific name of the plant: Alchillea millefolium
Location where I found the plant: Kortepohjankoulu schoolyard, the corner of the footballfield.

Other observations such as:

What does the plant look like: It has many flowers in one plant, the flowers have 5 petals and they are small and white.
How does it smell like: this plant doesent really smell like anything.
the plant's medicinal qualities: Yarrow is used for fever, common cold, hay fever, absence of menstruation, dysentery, diarrhea, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal (GI) tract discomfort, and to induce sweating.
How does it taste like: it is not sure can it be eaten, people don't recomend it to be eaten.