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		<title>A Botanist Tackles Spurge Nettle for Lunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of Palmetto, the quarterly journal of the Florida Native Plant Society, has an amusing and informative article by Francis Putz, Ph.D., about Cnidoscolus stimulosus, a much-despised plant for Floridians hiking about in sandals. Every part of this plant has protective needles save the well-hidden root, which can be as deep as three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Springs in Peril</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Duck potato]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Noxious and weedy plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opuntia (Cactus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pickerel weed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portulaca pilosa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silver Glen Springs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent visit to the Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest, left me wondering once again at the obliviousness of human beings when it comes to our environment—the environment that keeps us alive. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the land on which we build our homes and cities, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish Needle Salad Anyone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bidens spp.]]></category>
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Bidens spp. are abundant “pest” weeds in Florida and indeed all over the world. There are more than 40 native species in the United States alone and over 230 worldwide. These weedy plants thrive in warm climates and have traditions of medicinal and edible use wherever they are found. The botanical name, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Edible Plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Spring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opuntia (Cactus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dayflowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sand blackberries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smilax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sorrel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a lovely walk Max and I had today! A little warm for early April, but there was a pleasant breeze and a clear blue sky. Lots of birds and butterflies. And plenty of snacks. Tasty asparagus tips (the leading ends of Smilax spp), delicious lavender dayflowers (Tradescantia ohiensis), and lemony sour wild sorrel leaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Allies in the Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.myherbalnotebook.com/2009/03/green-allies-in-the-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[At Flying Cactus Farm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opuntia (Cactus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandspur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spurge Nettle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chickweed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleavers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[henbit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How sweet to enter my new garden, beautifully designed by my husband, to find my favorite green allies and native
	
	New Garden at Flying Cactus
friends waiting for me in group right in the center of the growing space. We had mulched heavily at the beginning of the winter in hopes of smothering some of the grass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uses of Partridge Pea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Autumn Fields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chamaecrista fasciculata]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[herbal remedies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As everything is dry and brown here in north central Florida, I am missing the autumn fields full of partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) blossoms—bright yellow flowers on extensive branches of fernlike leaves. When a plant is abundant, I always wonder if it is native, and if it is, I know there must be uses for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saw Palmentto: A Multi-talented Member of the Palm Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Serenoa repens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbal prostate treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S. repens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sabal minor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Photos by Jordan Robitaille
If you were stranded on an island, which plant would you want growing there? Serenoa repens, a scrubby perennial member of the Arecaceae family, might be a sensible choice. This versatile native, bestowed its common name by William Bartram, is one of the most multipurpose plants in the southeast.

	
	Serenoa repens

Its ethnobotanical uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift of Cooling Purslane</title>
		<link>http://www.myherbalnotebook.com/2008/06/a-gift-of-cooling-purslane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portulaca pilosa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My new friend disappeared under a canopy of summer squash plants, and when she reappeared she was waving a plant, roots and all.
“Is this purslane?” she asked. “Looks like it from here,” I responded.
I had just enjoyed a stimulating and intriguing tour of a special homestead that is a heady blend of pioneer spirit and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Spring on the Sandhill</title>
		<link>http://www.myherbalnotebook.com/2008/05/late-spring-on-the-sandhill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. K. Sommer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Late Spring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opuntia (Cactus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spurge Nettle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida sandhill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prickly pear cactus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The spurge nettle has been blooming for weeks, biting at my ankles and stinging the dog&#8217;s nose when he chases after his favorite ball. As far as you can see across the open field are small white blossoms, looking so lovely and belying their nasty nature. During the past few weeks, the prickly pear cactus [...]]]></description>
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