Top 10 Facts: Yew
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Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, for Day 22 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Fun fact: The word "feverfew" derives from the latin word febrifugia, meaning fever reducer.
It doesn't look like much now (more of a small, uninspiring weed really) but this Anthurium veitchii should grow to be quite the monster 🌱😍
Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris, for Day 21 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus, for Day 20 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Scraping the barrel (well, wall) for Day 19 of #365DaysOfBotany with Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens 🌱
Fun fact: a spray of it hung from the door is said to give protection against fairies! 🧚♀️
Common Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare, for Day 18 of #365DaysOfBotany 🌱
Fun fact: this species was once widely consumed in Western Europe and remnants have been found during numerous autopsies of peat bodies.
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