Bindweed, Convolvulva

Bindweed, Convolvulva. After Lady Wilkinson's Weeds & Wildflowers, 1885.

Bindweed, Convolvulva. Lady Wilkinson's Weeds & Wildflowers, 1885.

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Beebalm, Monarda

Beebalm, Monarda, is edible. All above ground parts of the plant are edible and medicinal. Part of the mint family, the leaves contain thymol giving it a thyme - minty - oregano flavor. Use as seasoning, eat raw, or cook greens like spinach. Drink medicinal tea for stomach, flu, colds, mouthwash, anxiety, or a stimulant. A poultice, (chew/crush/mash plant into paste), applied onto skin helps infected wounds. 

Mary Vaux Walcott, Wild Flowers of America, Published by Smithsonian Institute, 1953. Minneapolis Athenaeum

Pinkish-purple colored Monarda fistulosa is common in wild fields and waysides throughout Minnesota. 

Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana

Wild Strawberries, Fragaria virginiana is edible.