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Monday, October 8, 2012

Primrose Willow


I'm still on my quest to become a bit more familiar with the names of the many plants that grow wild here.  This one is the Primrose Willow, and when it really takes off, it does along whole roadways, growing taller than a man in height.  In fact, a picture of one of these was one of my first blog headers back in 2007 after first being given my camera.
After doing some online research, I have not yet found any mention of medicinal uses or edibility except that it is listed as a non-toxic plant.  That's a pretty broad category, but we won't be testing it for food for ourselves just one that one mention.

I did, however, find that it is good browse for deer, sheep, goats, and cattle.  This is good news because it's prolific and eradicating it from enclosures (future enclosures, we hope!) would probably require a lot of diligence.  The are beautiful and attract a lot of pollinators, so I'm happy to find out a little more about this plant friend.  I'll still be on the prowl to see if I can scare up any further finds about medicinal uses and so on.

If you know of any, let me know!

:)  Robbyn


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3 comments:

  1. Practical ParsimonyOctober 10, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    I read on Mystic Mud that you are from the Memphis area. I am from Memphis and lived briefly in the mountains of TN. Did you live in one of the many small towns near Memphis?

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  2. Practical ParsimonyOctober 10, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    I read on Mystic Mud that you are from the Memphis area. I am from Memphis and lived briefly in the mountains of TN. Did you live in one of the many small towns near Memphis?

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  3. RobbynOctober 15, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    Hey Parsimony, I lived in Bartlett for over 14 years...where do you hail from? My former in-laws lived for a time in Etowah and it was beauuuuutifulllll. Where are you now? :-D

    Robbyn

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