Flora of River Twine Holt - Revision history

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HollyH at 18:49, 2 December 2011

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Farscout: /* SHRUBS & SMALL PLANTS */

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HollyH at 21:41, 14 February 2008

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 |[[Image:cranberry.jpg]]||'''Bloodberry ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry cranberry]):''' small plant found in marshy areas near the rivers, leaves are small and grey-green or purple, bears a dark red fruit in late summer, fruit is edible, fruit can be used to treat infection or make a red dye.
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-|||'''Dreamberry bush (unique):''' medium sized bush covered with dark green leaves, bears dark purple berries in the summer and fall, berries have hallucinogenic quality on elves.
+|||'''Dreamberry bush (unique):''' medium sized bush covered with dark green leaves, bears dark purple berries in the summer and fall, berries have hallucinogenic quality on elves. The berries can be fermented to make wine; though they lose their hallucinogenic qualities when doing so (the wine will still get elves drunk, however).
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 |[[Image:woad.jpg]]||'''Dyeweed ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woad dyer's woad]):''' grows 1 to 4 feet tall, stalk is a bluish-green, flowers are yellow and form into small clusters, leaves are short and pointed, seeds are winged and black, isn't poisonous but is unpalatable, only useful purpose is that the leaves can be fermented to produce a blue dye.

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 |[[Image:poison_ivy.jpg]]||'''Itchleaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_ivy poison ivy]):''' small plant with clusters of three leaves, skin contact with the leaves can cause an outbreak of itchy red sore.
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-[[Image:salalberries.jpg]]||'''Leather-leaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salal]):'''  is named for its leathery, glossy dark green leaves.  It is a shrubby understory plant that is commonly found in woodlands and forest margins (often alongside patches of itchleaf (poison oak)).   In some areas along the coast, it can form deep, nearly impenetrable thickets.  Leather-leaf flowers in the late spring through summer (May through August) as tiny, candy pink vase-shaped blossoms which turning paler to an almost white as they age.  The heavy purple-to-black berries begin to ripen in late summer (August) and can remain on the plant until the following year, if not eaten first by birds or bears.  Both the berries and the young leaves are edible, and can be used for appetite suppression.  The berries are a significant food resource for bears to fatten up for the winter, and the elves eat them both fresh off the bush, or dried into cakes. Leather-leaf berries have a mild, sweet taste and can be used as a sweetner; they are also used to thicken salmon eggs. The leaves of the plant are also useful as flavoring in fish soup.  Medicinally, leather-leaves have an astringent effect,  making it an effective anti-inflammatory and anti-cramping herb. By preparing the leaves in a tea or tincture, the herb can be taken to safely to decrease internal inflammation such as bladder inflammation, stomach or duodenal ulcers, heartburn, indigestion, sinus inflammation, diarrhea, moderate fever, inflamed / irritated throat, and menstrual cramps. A leather-leaf poultice can be used externally to ease discomfort from insect bites and stings.
+|[[Image:salalberries.jpg]]||'''Leather-leaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salal]):'''  is named for its leathery, glossy dark green leaves.  It is a shrubby understory plant that is commonly found in woodlands and forest margins (often alongside patches of itchleaf (poison oak)).   In some areas along the coast, it can form deep, nearly impenetrable thickets.  Leather-leaf flowers in the late spring through summer (May through August) as tiny, candy pink vase-shaped blossoms which turning paler to an almost white as they age.  The heavy purple-to-black berries begin to ripen in late summer (August) and can remain on the plant until the following year, if not eaten first by birds or bears.  Both the berries and the young leaves are edible, and can be used for appetite suppression.  The berries are a significant food resource for bears to fatten up for the winter, and the elves eat them both fresh off the bush, or dried into cakes. Leather-leaf berries have a mild, sweet taste and can be used as a sweetner; they are also used to thicken salmon eggs. The leaves of the plant are also useful as flavoring in fish soup.  Medicinally, leather-leaves have an astringent effect,  making it an effective anti-inflammatory and anti-cramping herb. By preparing the leaves in a tea or tincture, the herb can be taken to safely to decrease internal inflammation such as bladder inflammation, stomach or duodenal ulcers, heartburn, indigestion, sinus inflammation, diarrhea, moderate fever, inflamed / irritated throat, and menstrual cramps. A leather-leaf poultice can be used externally to ease discomfort from insect bites and stings.
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 |||'''Moonberry bush (unique, no photo):''' large shrub with waxy green leaves, grows in marshy areas near the river, has very large white moon-shaped berries, berries are edible but not tasty, crushed berries can be used to make a dark purple dye.

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 |[[Image:poison_ivy.jpg]]||'''Itchleaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_ivy poison ivy]):''' small plant with clusters of three leaves, skin contact with the leaves can cause an outbreak of itchy red sore.
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-[[Image:salalberries.jpg]]'''Leather-leaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salal]:'''  is named for its leathery, glossy dark green leaves.  It is a shrubby understory plant that is commonly found in woodlands and forest margins (often alongside patches of itchleaf (poison oak)).   In some areas along the coast, it can form deep, nearly impenetrable thickets.  Leather-leaf flowers in the late spring through summer (May through August) as tiny, candy pink vase-shaped blossoms which turning paler to an almost white as they age.  The heavy purple-to-black berries begin to ripen in late summer (August) and can remain on the plant until the following year, if not eaten first by birds or bears.  Both the berries and the young leaves are edible, and can be used for appetite suppression.  The berries are a significant food resource for bears to fatten up for the winter, and the elves eat them both fresh off the bush, or dried into cakes. Leather-leaf berries have a mild, sweet taste and can be used as a sweetner; they are also used to thicken salmon eggs. The leaves of the plant are also useful as flavoring in fish soup.  Medicinally, leather-leaves have an astringent effect,  making it an effective anti-inflammatory and anti-cramping herb. By preparing the leaves in a tea or tincture, the herb can be taken to safely to decrease internal inflammation such as bladder inflammation, stomach or duodenal ulcers, heartburn, indigestion, sinus inflammation, diarrhea, moderate fever, inflamed / irritated throat, and menstrual cramps. A leather-leaf poultice can be used externally to ease discomfort from insect bites and stings.
+[[Image:salalberries.jpg]]||'''Leather-leaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salal]):'''  is named for its leathery, glossy dark green leaves.  It is a shrubby understory plant that is commonly found in woodlands and forest margins (often alongside patches of itchleaf (poison oak)).   In some areas along the coast, it can form deep, nearly impenetrable thickets.  Leather-leaf flowers in the late spring through summer (May through August) as tiny, candy pink vase-shaped blossoms which turning paler to an almost white as they age.  The heavy purple-to-black berries begin to ripen in late summer (August) and can remain on the plant until the following year, if not eaten first by birds or bears.  Both the berries and the young leaves are edible, and can be used for appetite suppression.  The berries are a significant food resource for bears to fatten up for the winter, and the elves eat them both fresh off the bush, or dried into cakes. Leather-leaf berries have a mild, sweet taste and can be used as a sweetner; they are also used to thicken salmon eggs. The leaves of the plant are also useful as flavoring in fish soup.  Medicinally, leather-leaves have an astringent effect,  making it an effective anti-inflammatory and anti-cramping herb. By preparing the leaves in a tea or tincture, the herb can be taken to safely to decrease internal inflammation such as bladder inflammation, stomach or duodenal ulcers, heartburn, indigestion, sinus inflammation, diarrhea, moderate fever, inflamed / irritated throat, and menstrual cramps. A leather-leaf poultice can be used externally to ease discomfort from insect bites and stings.
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 |||'''Moonberry bush (unique, no photo):''' large shrub with waxy green leaves, grows in marshy areas near the river, has very large white moon-shaped berries, berries are edible but not tasty, crushed berries can be used to make a dark purple dye.

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 |[[Image:poison_ivy.jpg]]||'''Itchleaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_ivy poison ivy]):''' small plant with clusters of three leaves, skin contact with the leaves can cause an outbreak of itchy red sore.
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 |||'''Moonberry bush (unique, no photo):''' large shrub with waxy green leaves, grows in marshy areas near the river, has very large white moon-shaped berries, berries are edible but not tasty, crushed berries can be used to make a dark purple dye.
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 |[[Image:skunk_cabbage.jpg]]||'''Stinkleaf ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Skunk_Cabbage Western skunk cabbage]):''' grows in swamps and marshes, has very large leaves and a single yellow flower, leaves grow between 1 to 4 feet long and 1 to 2 feet wide, one of the first sprouts in spring, named for foul odor the plant exudes which gets worse if the leaves are bruised, bears eat the root as a laxative after hibernation, leaves are used in cooking particularly as a wrap in which to bake fish.
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 == HERBS & GRASSES ==

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 |width="600pt"|'''Brownfruit tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear wild pear]): medium sized tree that bears brown bulbous fruit in the late summer and fall, grows near the edges of the forest.
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 |[[Image:elderberry.JPG]]||'''Pipetree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderberry elderberry]): small tree, has long fronds of compound leaves, white star shaped flowers, black berries, has many uses, twigs with pith removed make hollow tubes for musical instruments or blow guns, leaves and flowers are used in poultices for burns or wounds to fight infection, roots are made into a tea relieving respiratory symptoms, dried bark is a laxative, berries can be eaten.
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-|[[Image:buckeye.jpg]] ||'''Puckernut tree''' (buckeye; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus buckeye]): has fan-shaped compound leaves, bears smooth dark brown nuts in fall, is very hardy and difficult to kill, but serves no use for the elves, wood is too soft to hold shaping well, bark has an unpleasant sour smell, leaves and nuts are poisonous.
+|[[Image:buckeye.jpg]] ||'''Puckernut tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus buckeye]): has fan-shaped compound leaves, bears smooth dark brown nuts in fall, is very hardy and difficult to kill, but serves no use for the elves, wood is too soft to hold shaping well, bark has an unpleasant sour smell, leaves and nuts are poisonous.
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 |[[Image:redbud.jpg]]||'''Redleaf tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbud Redbud]): has large heart shaped leaves that turn bright red in the autumn, in the spring has bursts of tiny dark pink flowers, flowers can be eaten if necessary, roots can be used to make a red dye.

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+|width="200pt"||[[Image:pears.jpg]]||'''Brownfruit tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear wild pear]): medium sized tree that bears brown bulbous fruit in the late summer and fall, grows near the edges of the forest.
-|width="600pt"|'''Bittertree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus buckeye]): has fan-shaped compound leaves, bears smooth dark brown nuts in fall, is very hardy and difficult to kill, but serves no use for the elves, wood is too soft to hold shaping well, bark has an unpleasant sour smell, leaves and nuts are poisonous.
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 |[[Image:pears.jpg]]||'''Brownfruit tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear wild pear]): medium sized tree that bears brown bulbous fruit in the late summer and fall, grows near the edges of the forest.
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 |[[Image:oak.jpg]]||'''Capnut tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak  oak tree]):has lobed leaves with jagged edges and capped, slightly bitter-tasting, nuts. Nuts and bark can be used as a tanning agent. Nuts can be eaten if tannin is leeched from them first.
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 |[[Image:elderberry.JPG]]||'''Pipetree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderberry elderberry]): small tree, has long fronds of compound leaves, white star shaped flowers, black berries, has many uses, twigs with pith removed make hollow tubes for musical instruments or blow guns, leaves and flowers are used in poultices for burns or wounds to fight infection, roots are made into a tea relieving respiratory symptoms, dried bark is a laxative, berries can be eaten.
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-| ||'''Puckernut tree''': has large, pointy leaves that are dark green in color, black bark, and sour tasting nuts. Bark can be used as a tanning agent.
+|[[Image:buckeye.jpg]] ||'''Puckernut tree''' (buckeye; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus buckeye]): has fan-shaped compound leaves, bears smooth dark brown nuts in fall, is very hardy and difficult to kill, but serves no use for the elves, wood is too soft to hold shaping well, bark has an unpleasant sour smell, leaves and nuts are poisonous.
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 |[[Image:redbud.jpg]]||'''Redleaf tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbud Redbud]): has large heart shaped leaves that turn bright red in the autumn, in the spring has bursts of tiny dark pink flowers, flowers can be eaten if necessary, roots can be used to make a red dye.
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 |[[Image:white_willow.jpg]]||'''Willow tree''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_willow white willow]): grows near riverbanks and marshes, has black bark, thin limbs, bright green lance-like leaves, roots can be boiled for medicinal uses such as a fever reducer, pain relief, and anti-inflammatory
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 == VINES ==

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-The forest surrounding RiverTwine Holt is made up of many types of trees, including pine, cedar, fir, birch, ash, spruce, hickory, maple, sycamore, aspen, cottonwood, oak, willow, and redwood. The list is expansive and too numerous to list completely. There are many types of each of the trees listed above and they could be called generically by those names. Here are a few specifically named specimens that should be noted for their usefulness as well as several that should be avoided. Pictures of specimens, when available, are located below the entry.
+The forest surrounding River Twine Holt is made up of many types of trees, including pine, cedar, fir, birch, ash, spruce, hickory, maple, sycamore, aspen, cottonwood, oak, willow, and redwood. The list is expansive and too numerous to list completely. There are many types of each of the trees listed above and they could be called generically by those names. Here are a few specifically named specimens that should be noted for their usefulness as well as several that should be avoided. Pictures of specimens, when available, are located below the entry.
-Flora are listed by the name the elves use for a species; differing Earth names are listed in paranthesis. Species listed as "unique" are unique to the fictional world. Note -- authors can use an Earth term for a flora species in narrative, but in elf dialogue, the elves' name for the plant should be used.
+Flora are listed by the name the elves use for a species; differing Earth names are listed in parenthesis. Species listed as "unique" are unique to the fictional world. Note -- authors can use an Earth term for a flora species in narrative, but in elf dialog, the elves' name for the plant should be used.
-This article will be periodically updated with new materials as often as members wish to continue to submit new content. Please send all flora submissions to Amy at longshot@rivertwine.com.)
+This article will be periodically updated with new materials as often as members wish to continue to submit new content. Please send all flora submissions to wiki@rivertwine.com.
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-== Herbs & Grasses ==
+== HERBS & GRASSES ==
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-== Moss & Lichen ==
+== MOSS & LICHEN ==

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