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Clovers / Edible / Spring / Summer   Common Name Clover Botanical Name Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens (white clover) and their relatives  Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Fabales  Family – Fabaceae Physical Characteristics of Clover Depending on conditions, Red Clover plants can grow up to 80 centimetres…

Rosebay Willowherb / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common names Rosebay Willowherb, Fireweed Botanical name Chamerion angustifolium Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Myrtales  Family – Onagraceae Physical Characteristics for Rosebay Willowherb  Leaves Starts as a rosette of lance-shaped leaves, which then becomes a tall stalk. The leaves…