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Posts: 634
Location: 6a; BSk; Suburbia; 0.35 acres
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
     o Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants
     o At least one half teaspoon of each

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- clear image of the wild species
- provide the name of the wild species being harvested
- at least 1/2 teaspoon of seeds harvested from each wild species

I foraged:
1) bougainvillea glabra
2) citrus aurantium -- split into 2 photos of the tree and the seed
3) hollyhock
4) juniper
5) olea europaea
6) searsia lancea
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juniper.JPG
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olea-europaea.JPG
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Alexandra Malecki
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Posts: 634
Location: 6a; BSk; Suburbia; 0.35 acres
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
     o Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants
     o At least one half teaspoon of each

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- clear image of the wild species
- provide the name of the wild species being harvested
- at least 1/2 teaspoon of seeds harvested from each wild species

I foraged:
1) Abrus precatorius
2) chasmanthium latifolium
3) crotalaria pallida
4) ilex vomitoria
5) quercus wislizeni
6) sophora secundiflora
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quercus-wislizeni.JPG
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Alexandra Malecki
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Posts: 634
Location: 6a; BSk; Suburbia; 0.35 acres
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
     o Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants
     o At least one half teaspoon of each

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- clear image of the wild species
- provide the name of the wild species being harvested
- at least 1/2 teaspoon of seeds harvested from each wild species

I foraged:
1) bidens alba
2) Cocos nucifera
3) digitalis purpurea
4) jasminum polyanthum
5) pandanus tectorius
6) zamia furfuracea
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Cocos-nucifera.jpg
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jasminum-polyanthum.jpg
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pandanus-tectorius.jpg
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zamia-furfuracea.jpg
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master gardener
Posts: 5268
Location: Carlton County, Minnesota, USA: 3b; Dfb; sandy loam; in the woods
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      o Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants
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 - at least 1/2 teaspoon of seeds harvested from each wild species



Six more. Hopefully my photodocumentation is better than it's been previously.
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six saved seeds, way more than half a teaspoon
six saved seeds, way more than half a teaspoon
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Yarrow
Yarrow
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Bunchberry Dogwood
Bunchberry Dogwood
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Hare's Foot Clover
Hare's Foot Clover
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Green Ash
Green Ash
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White Spruce
White Spruce
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Prickly Rose
Prickly Rose
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Christopher Weeks
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Posts: 5268
Location: Carlton County, Minnesota, USA: 3b; Dfb; sandy loam; in the woods
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Another repeat. I have five handy, so I'm snatching one from a set above that was rejected, to fill it out to a full six. Those are the first two images. The rest are done in the style of the submission I made just above.
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Paul Fookes approved this submission.
Note: I certify this BB complete.

 
pollinator
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I foraged
1) Lactuca serriola
2) Monarda fistulosa
3) Inula helenium
4) Rumex crispus
5) Plantago major
6) Hypericum perforatum
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1 Lactuca serriola
1 Lactuca serriola
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2 Monarda fistulosa
2 Monarda fistulosa
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3 Inula helenium
3 Inula helenium
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4 Rumex crispus
4 Rumex crispus
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5 Plantago major
5 Plantago major
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6 Hypericum perforatum
6 Hypericum perforatum
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Cheryl Loomans
pollinator
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I foraged:
1) Nepeta racemosa
2) Valeriana officinalis
3) Scutellaria lateriflora
4) Trifolium repens
5) Achillea millefolium
6) Taraxacum officinale
20250820_142945.jpg
Nepeta racemosa
Nepeta racemosa
20250820_142838.jpg
Valariana officinalis
Valariana officinalis
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Scutellaria lateriflora
Scutellaria lateriflora
20250820_142447.jpg
Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
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Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
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Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale
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Cheryl Loomans
pollinator
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I foraged:
1) Poa trivialis
2) Phalaris arundinacea
3) Chenopodium album
4) Nepeta cataria
5) Echinacea angustifolia
6) Eutrochium maculatum
20250820_162934.jpg
Poa trivialis
Poa trivialis
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Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris arundinacea
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Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album
20250820_162444.jpg
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria
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Echinacea angustifolia
Echinacea angustifolia
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Eutrochium maculatum
Eutrochium maculatum
Staff note (gir bot) :

Paul Fookes approved this submission.
Note: I certify this BB complete

 
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