Beneath the Bough

Rebuild our home, one tree at a time

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  • Verbena hastata

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    Common Names: Phonetic Spelling: ver-BEE-nuh has-TAH-tuh Description: Distribution/Location: Found across North America in wetlands and moist prairies. Environmental Benefits: Attracts butterflies and other pollinators, while its roots help stabilize wetland soils. Fun Fact: Blue Vervain has long been used in traditional herbal medicine to relieve anxiety and improve digestion.

  • Amelanchier canadensis

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    Common Names: Phonetic Spelling: am-uh-LANG-kee-er kan-a-DEN-sis Description: Distribution/Location: Native to eastern North America, thriving in forests and open woodlands. Environmental Benefits: Its berries are a food source for birds, and its roots help with erosion control. Fun Fact: Serviceberry fruits taste like blueberries and can be eaten raw or used in jams and pies.

  • Hippophae rhamnoides

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    Common Names: Phonetic Spelling: HIP-oh-fay ram-NOY-deez Description: A spiny, deciduous shrub with narrow, silver-green leaves and bright orange berries. Linear, silver-green leaves. Small, yellowish flowers. Bright orange berries. Distribution/Location: Native to Europe and Asia, often found along coastlines. Environmental Benefits: Nitrogen-fixing shrub that enriches poor soils, prevents erosion, and provides food for wildlife. Planted often…

  • Artemisia

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    Common Names: Artemisia, Wormwood, Sagebrush Phonetic Spelling: ar-tuh-MIZH-ee-uh Description: Artemisia species vary widely in appearance and size. They can be annuals, perennials, or shrubs, with foliage ranging from finely dissected to broad and aromatic. The leaves are typically silvery-gray to green, often aromatic due to the presence of essential oils. They can be deeply lobed…

  • Marrubium vulgare

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    Common Names: Horehound, White Horehound, Common Horehound Phonetic Spelling: mah-ROO-bee-um vul-GAIR-ee Description: The Marrubium vulgare is a perennial herb that typically grows 30 to 60 centimeters (1 to 2 feet) tall. It has a bushy form with square stems covered in white, woolly hairs. The leaves are opposite, oval to oblong, 2.5 to 5 centimeters…