Laburnum / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Laburnum is a fairly common sight in parks and gardens especially in spring when they are in flower. Although it looks absolutely beautiful when it comes into flower all parts of this plant are toxic so it’s an important species for…
Tag: Fabaceae
White Melilot / Spring / Summer / Edible White melilot can often be found growing on disturbed ground and can have a flavour somewhere between peas and vanilla. Common Names Sweet Clover, Hart’s Tree, Kings Clover, Lucerne. Botanical Name Melilotus albus Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Fabales Family…
Vetch / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Vetch is a member of the Pea or Fabaceae family, it’s one of the largest families in nature and there are around 240 Vetches worldwide. The most common in the UK is Common Vetch (Vicia sativa). They can sometimes be hard…