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Cheryl Loomans
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I foraged:
1) Holcus lanatus
2) Ambrosia artemisiifolia
3) Erigeron annuus
4) Verbascum thapsus
5) Setaria pumila
6) Linaria vulgaris
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Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
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Erigeron annuus
Erigeron annuus
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Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus
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Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila
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Linaria vulgaris
Linaria vulgaris

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Hi, SKiP team! The seeds I saved this time are:
High bush cranberry, Viburnum spp.
Red clover, Trifolium pratense
Alfalfa, Medicago sativa
Yellow dock, Fumes crispus
Gumweed, Grindelia squarosa,
Choke berry, Aronia melanocarpa

I found all these at the wildlife management area behind my property.
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Highbush cranberry
Highbush cranberry
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Red clover
Red clover
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Alfalfa
Alfalfa
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Yellow dock
Yellow dock
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Gumweed
Gumweed
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Aronia
Aronia
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All 6 seeds, tsp. For comparison
All 6 seeds, tsp. For comparison

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The six species from which I have saved seeds this time are:
Hairy Vetch, Vicia villosa
Sand cherry, Trunks beseyii
Flax, Linum lewisii
Service berry, Amelanchier spp.
Sea buckthorn, Hippophae Ramnoides
Barberry, Berberis thunberjii

I found them today, hiking through the wildlife management area near my place.
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Hairy vetch
Hairy vetch
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Sand cherry
Sand cherry
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Wild flax
Wild flax
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Serviceberry
Serviceberry
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Sea buckthorn
Sea buckthorn
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Barberry
Barberry
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Seeds gathered
Seeds gathered

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Christopher Weeks
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Another set of six: Yellow Clover, Thimbleberry, Catnip, WoolGrass, Lambsquarters, Swamp Rose

My previous submissions, if you want to check for duplicates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Another set of six: Timothy, Black Nightshade, Bladder Campion, Early Goldenrod, Sulfur Cinquifoil, Tall Blue Lettuce

My previous submissions, if you want to check for duplicates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Another set of six: Pearly Everlasting, Northern Red Oak, Viburnum, Basswood, Pin Cherry, Mountain Maple

(The bag of pin cherry seeds is mislabeled sand plum, but that doesn't grow around here so I lined up the dates and figured out the mistake.)

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Another set of six: Balsam Fir, Big Bluestem, Silky Dogwood, Dandelion, Anise Hyssop, Serviceberry

My previous submissions, if you want to check for duplicates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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The six wild seeds that I collected are:

1.  wild sunflower
2.  soap berry
3.  beauty berry
4.  rose
5. old man's beard
6.  native pecan

bonus mustache of mullein

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On today's menu
On today's menu
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Wild sunflower patch
Wild sunflower patch
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Beauty berry after a dry fall
Beauty berry after a dry fall
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pickin rose hips
pickin rose hips
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a plant that looks like me!
a plant that looks like me!
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Dr. Bronner's is way easier
Dr. Bronner's is way easier
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Paper-shell pecans are way easier too.
Paper-shell pecans are way easier too.

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merrily merrily merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

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