Scarlet pimpernel / Spring / Summer / Toxic The Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) is a charming wildflower often spotted brightening up fields, gardens, and roadside verges across the UK. With its vivid orange-red flowers and creeping habit, it’s hard to miss and often mistaken for an edible herb by novice…
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Fat Hen / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Fat Hen (Chenopodium Album) Identification A delicious fast growing native annual. Very common. Common Names Fat Hen, White goose foot, lambs quarters, wild spinach. Botanical Name Chenopodium Album Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Caryophyllales Family – Amaranthaceae Physical…