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sorted by latin name. Weeds from elsewhere are included. All pics also available from the ftp archives.

Yes, I know that the count is off now. I've got yet more pics and will realign once those new pics are done, too.

Pictures 1-10

if you want to see the thumbnails go here: finl-1 or just click on the links below to get the big pictures.

  1. _hek.jpg Me. That's snow outside the window. December 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 30 kB.
  2. _web.jpg A big spiderweb in a rosemary. August 1995, London, England. 28 kB.
  3. finland1.jpg A nice lively sunny brook, full of meltwater, in spring, in Liljendal. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 113 kB.
  4. finland2.jpg The same brook downstream, still nice, even if not quite as lively, in spring, in Liljendal. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 100 kB.
  5. finland3.jpg And a third picture of spring in Liljendal; it gives me a really nice feeling to look at these pics. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 130 kB.
  6. sphadros.jpg Test your eyes: spot the Drosera in the Sphagnum moss. I can find seven Drosera rotundifolia (see below) in this picture; I found at least ten plants on the spot, on the bog. (Which is why I took the picture in the first place: they can hide exceedingly well, and the best time to pick them is when they have flower stalks - you see'um better then). Solution here: sphadro1.jpg. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 141 kB.
  7. achimil1.jpg Achillea millefolium. Closeup of flower. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 32 kB. One of the most important medicinal plants - just look at ANY European herbal. (Basically used for anything you might care to think of... and then some.) Look it up among Howie's notes, too.
  8. achimill.jpg Achillea millefolium. Whole plant. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 98 kB.
  9. achipta1.jpg Achillea ptarmica. Closeup of flower. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 98 kB. As a medicinal plant this is a small cousin to A.millefolium.
  10. achiptar.jpg Achillea ptarmica. Flowering plant. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 66 kB.

Pictures 11-20

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  1. actaspic.jpg Actaea spicata. Flowering plant. June 1997, Lahti, Finland. 112 kB.
  2. actaspi1.jpg Actaea spicata. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Lahti, Finland. 70 kB.
  3. aegopod1.jpg Aegopodium podagraria. Leaves. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 72 kB. More culinary than medicinal, you go get the small leaves when they are still very light green and use them as a potherb. Acquired taste (means I don't like it).
  4. aegopoda.jpg Aegopodium podagraria. Flowering plant. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 98 kB.
  5. aeschip1.jpg Aesculus hippocastanum. Flowering branch. June 1997, Helsinki, Finland. 71 kB.
  6. aeschip2.jpg Aesculus hippocastanum. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Helsinki, Finland. 54 kB.
  7. alchvulg.jpg Alchemilla vulgaris. Flowering plant. July 1992, Suomussalmi, Finland. 93 kB. According to some sources this is THE plant for women. Also very tasty flowers.
  8. anemnemo.jpg Anemone nemorosa. Flowering plants. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 130 kB.
  9. anemnem1.jpg Anemone nemorosa. Closeup of a few flowers. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 102 kB.
  10. anemnem2.jpg Anemone nemorosa. Stand in the woods. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 140 kB.
  11. angesyl1.jpg Angelica sylvestris. Closeup of flower. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 33 kB. Medicinally small cousin to A.archangelica. Culinary uses - yech!
  12. angesylv.jpg Angelica sylvestris. Flowering plant. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 75 kB.
  13. antedioi.jpg Antennaria dioica, flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 104 kB.
  14. antedio1.jpg Antennaria dioica, closeup of flower. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 58 kB.

Pictures 21-30

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  1. anth_ang.jpg Leaves of Angelica sylvestris and Anthriscus sylvestris together. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 74 kB. You can spot the difference, can't you? Now for a picture with Aegopodium podagraria thrown in...
  2. ange_aeg.jpg Leaves of Angelica sylvestris and Aegopodium podagraria; sorry, couldn't get all three into one picture. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 128 kB.
  3. anthsyl1.jpg Anthriscus sylvestris. Closeup of flower. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 34 kB.
  4. anthsylv.jpg Anthriscus sylvestris. Flowering plant. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 72 kB.
  5. arcttom1.jpg Arctium tomentosum. Closeup of flower bud July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 34 kB. Small cousin to A.lappa, it can be used for the same purposes.(... fooled me they were flowers until the real flowers came -next picture)
  6. arcttom2.jpg Arctium tomentosum. Closeup of flower. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 22 kB.
  7. arcttome.jpg Arctium tomentosum. Plant with flower buds. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 103 kB.
  8. arcttom3.jpg Arctium tomentosum. Leaf rosette in spring. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 122 kB.
  9. arteabro.jpg Artemisia abrotanum. Cultivated plant. August 1992, Espoo, Finland. 71 kB. Olde medicinal and culinary herb, leaves have a delightful lemony smell.
  10. arteabs1.jpg Artemisia absinthium. Closeup of branch. August 1992, Espoo, Finland. 73 kB. This is the infamous wormwood of which absinthe is made. Look closely, go home, make your brandy, and don't blame me if you do get cerebral damages.

Pictures 31-40

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  1. arteabsi.jpg Artemisia absinthium. Cultivated plant. August 1992, Espoo, Finland. 150 kB.
  2. artevul1.jpg Artemisia vulgaris. Closeup of branch. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 54 kB. This is the plant unwitting spouses and SO:s dread when herblist readers hide a branch of it near the bed. Strongly dream-enhancing, at least according to a lot of herblist members.
  3. artevulg.jpg Artemisia vulgaris. Whole plant. July 1992, Helsinki, Finland. 112 kB.
  4. bellpere.jpg Bellis perennis. Flowering plant. June 1995, Herdecke, Germany. 48 kB. Edible plant, just toss it in your salad. No, it isn't easily grown in Finland.
  5. bellper1.jpg Bellis perennis. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Herdecke, Germany. 14 kB.
  6. betupend.jpg Betula pendula. Closeup of leaves, hanging, as proper B.pendula -leaves do. June 1995, Berlin, Germany. 37 kB.
  7. callpalu.jpg Calla palustris, flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 103 kB.
  8. callpal1.jpg Calla palustris, flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 59 kB.
  9. caltpalu.jpg Caltha palustris. Flowering plant. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 135 kB.
  10. caltpal1.jpg Caltha palustris. Closeup of flower. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 60 kB.
  11. capsburs.jpg Capsella bursa-pastoris. Flowering stand. June 1997, Helsinki, Finland. 136 kB.
  12. capsbur1.jpg Capsella bursa-pastoris. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Helsinki, Finland. 89 kB.

Pictures 41-50

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  1. cetrisla.jpg Cetraria islandica. Lichen. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 160 kB. Another of the plants taught to medicinal plant gatherers in Finland. (Haven't I mentioned those before? There's 28 in total. Want to learn to pick them for the industry? Sign up... I do field classes.)
  2. cetrisl1.jpg Cetraria islandica. Closeup of lichen. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 54 kB.
  3. chenalbu.jpg Chenopodium album. Flowering plant. June 1995, Berlin, Germany. 37 kB. Edible. Good potherb when young.
  4. chenalb1.jpg Chenopodium album. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Berlin, Germany. 41 kB.
  5. cichinty.jpg Cichorium intybus. Flowering plant. August 1995, London, England. 57 kB.
  6. cichint1.jpg Cichorium intybus. Closeup of flower. August 1995, London, England. 57 kB.
  7. cicuviro.jpg Cicuta virosa. Flowering plant. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 85 kB.
  8. cicuvir1.jpg Cicuta virosa. Closeup of flower. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 37 kB.
  9. cicuvir2.jpg Cicuta virosa. Flowering plant. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 100 kB. Toxic enough to warrant 3 pictures.
  10. cirsvulg.jpg Cirsium vulgare. Flowering plant. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 87 kB. Noxious weed, edible if you get rid of the spines.

Pictures 51-60

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  1. cirsvul1.jpg Cirsium vulgare. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 55 kB.
  2. cirsvul2.jpg Cirsium vulgare. You think I like spiny plants? I think this one is elegant. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 90 kB.
  3. clad.jpg Cladonia sp., the lichen that reindeer live on. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 126 kB.
  4. convmaj1.jpg Convallaria majalis, flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 90 kB.
  5. drosrotu.jpg Drosera rotundifolia. Budding plant. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 110 kB. Meateater - watch your step ... actually about 15 cm (5 inches) tall, including flowerstalk, if it's a big plant.
  6. drosrot1.jpg Drosera rotundifolia. Closeup of leaves. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 98 kB.
  7. epilangu.jpg Epilobium angustifolium. Flowering and seeding plant. August 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 66 kB. Ubiquitous and easy to pick, just do it before midsummer; otherwise the bugs will beat you to it. Fermented leaves used as a substitute for tea over the Eastern border in Russia when they couldn't get the real thing (no, Finland hasn't been part of the Soviet Union, hasn't been part of Russia since 1917, hasn't been a part of Sweden since sometimes 1800). Used as a potherb also, but IMO not very tasty. Medicinal uses - see Michael Moore's Medicinal Plants of the whatever it was again. (All three of these books are good, so get them all.)
  8. epilang1.jpg Epilobium angustifolium. Flowering stand. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 108 kB.
  9. epilang2.jpg Epilobium angustifolium. Flowering stand. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 148 kB.
  10. equi.jpg Equisetum arvense and E.sylvaticum in one picture. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 66 kB. Here you see the difference between the useful plant you should pick (E.arvense) and one you shouldn't.
  11. equi1.jpg Equisetum palustre side by side with Equisetum arvense, to show the differences between them. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 102 kB.
  12. equiarve.jpg Equisetum arvense. Closeup of green summer shoot. July 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 91 kB. To distinguish this from E. palustre: the lowest part of each branch should be longer than the 'crowny' part from where the branch whirls come. Another way to distuingush them is in spring: E.arvense makes 2 shoots, one brown with spores and one green for summer, while E. palustre saves time by doing both in one.

Pictures 61-70

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  1. equiprat.jpg Equisetum pratense, green shoots. Yet another Equisetum, this one very elegant and delicate. Note that there's no 'twigs' on the 'branches'. June 1996, Savitaipale, Finland. 108 kB.
  2. equipalu.jpg Equisetum palustre, green shoots with their sporeheads still attached (later in summer they fall off, after which the plant very much resembles E.arvense). Considered toxic over here. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 122 kB.
  3. equipal1.jpg Equisetum palustre, closeup of a slightly plucked plant (I took off whirls at the first node to show how long that part is in relation to the sheet of the stem). May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 54 kB.
  4. filiulma.jpg Filipendula ulmaria. Closeup of flower. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 72 kB. THE headache plant over here. The history of Aspirin is the flowers and flower buds of F.ulmaria (former Spiraea) and the bark of Salix.
  5. filiulm1.jpg Filipendula ulmaria. Flowering plant. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 93 kB.
  6. fragvesc.jpg Fragaria vesca. Flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 99 kB.
  7. fragves1.jpg Fragaria vesca. Closeup of flower. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 52 kB.
  8. galiveru.jpg Galium verum. Closeup of flower. July 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 24 kB. The real identification is the smell. It should be very honeylike. If the plant doesn't have any smell at all you've got a rather worthless hybrid with G. boreale on your hands.
  9. geumriva.jpg Geum rivale. Flowering plant. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 62 kB.
  10. geumriv1.jpg Geum rivale. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 30 kB.

Pictures 71-80

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  1. hepanobi.jpg Hepatica nobilis. Flowering plant. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 121 kB. Useful, yes, but endangered. DON'T pick it.
  2. hypeper1.jpg Hypericum perforatum. Closeup of flower. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 28 kB. Read up on this one in the medicinal herbfaq.
  3. hypeperf.jpg Hypericum perforatum. Flowering plant. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 64 kB.
  4. irispseu.jpg Iris pseudacorus, flowering plant. June 1996, Savitaipale, Finland. 130 kB.
  5. irispse1.jpg Iris pseudacorus, closeup of flower. June 1996, Savitaipale, Finland. 66 kB.
  6. irispse2.jpg Iris pseudacorus. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 37 kB.
  7. junicomm.jpg Juniperus communis. Branch with berries. August 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 73 kB. This peculiar bush or tree has a 3-year cycle of flowers(that you can't see) + green berries, green berries + ripe blue berries and blue berries + flowers. Nice smell. Very hard wood. Here's one way to get the berries.
  8. lamialbu.jpg Lamium album. Flowering stand. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 99 kB.
  9. lamialb1.jpg Lamium album. Closeup of flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 72 kB.
  10. ledupal1.jpg Ledum palustre. Closeup of flower. June 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 31 kB. A Vaccinium -species got a bad name because it grows near this Ledum. Seems that if you pick the berries of Vaccinium uliginosum and eat them you get a severe headache. Only lately 'they' found out that it isn't the Vaccinium, it's that you trample the Ledum while picking the berries... Has been used to make wounded soldiers drowsy so they wouldn't notice the pain when carried from place to place. And other stuff.
  11. ledupalu.jpg Ledum palustre. Flowering plant. Liljendal, Finland. 84 kB.

Pictures 81-90

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  1. linnbore.jpg Linnea borealis. Flowering stand. July 1992, Suomussalmi, Finland. 148 kB. In salute to Linnaeus, who gave us scientific names for plants everywhere. Nice smell to the flowers. You don't see the plant often.
  2. lonixylo.jpg Lonicera xylosteum. Flowering bush, growing on a slope. June 1997, Lahti, Finland. 112 kB.
  3. lonixyl1.jpg Lonicera xylosteum. Closeup of flowering branch. June 1997, Lahti, Finland. 50 kB.
  4. lycoanno.jpg Lycopodium annotinum. Plants with sporestalks. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 58 kB. Can be used like Lycopodium clavatum.
  5. lycoann1.jpg Lycopodium annotinum. Closeup. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 23 kB.
  6. lycoclav.jpg Lycopodium clavatum, plants with sporestalks. June 1996, Savitaipale, Finland. 109 kB.
  7. lycocla1.jpg Lycopodium clavatum, closeup of sporestalk. June 1996, Savitaipale, Finland. 44 kB.
  8. lysithyr.jpg Lysimachia thyrsiflora. Flowering plant. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 88 kB.
  9. lysithy1.jpg Lysimachia thyrsiflora. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 69 kB.
  10. maiabifo.jpg Maianthemum bifolium, colony of flowering plants. Close relatives of Convallaria majalis (see above), and just as toxic. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 121 kB.
  11. maiabif1.jpg Maianthemum bifolium, closeup of flowering plant. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 87 kB.
  12. matrrec1.jpg Matricaria recutita. or M.chamomilla. Or maybe the name has changed to something else again. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 44 kB. This plant was bulldozed a few weeks after I portrayed it - a shame because the wild plant is almost endangered; on the other hand, as it was growing smack in the middle of Helsinki no-one could have picked it and used it anyway.
  13. matrrecu.jpg Matricaria recutita. Flowering plant. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 106 kB.
  14. myrrodo1.jpg Myrrhis odorata, closeup of flower. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 76 kB.

Pictures 91-100

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  1. orthsecu.jpg Orthilia secunda, a close relative to the Pyrola species. Flowering plant. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 96 kB.
  2. orthsec1.jpg Orthilia secunda. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 60 kB.
  3. oxalacet.jpg Oxalis acetosella. Flowering plants - a good plant to taste while walking the woods in spring. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 111 kB.
  4. oxalace1.jpg Oxalis acetosella. Flowering plants, a bit closer up. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 88 kB.
  5. paparhoe.jpg Papaver rhoeas. Flowering stand. June 1995, Berlin, Germany. 35 kB.
  6. paparho1.jpg Papaver rhoeas. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Berlin, Germany. 35 kB.
  7. pariquad.jpg Paris quadrifolia. Flowering stand. June 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 84 kB. I could have sworn I had a closeup of it too...
  8. peltapht.jpg Peltigera aphthosa. Largish patch of lichen; it's green because it's been raining. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 160 kB.
  9. peltaph1.jpg Peltigera aphthosa. Closeup. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 112 kB.
  10. piceabie.jpg Picea abies. Admiring the geometry of growth. June 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 133 kB. Get the young green shoots and make a syrup out of them. Put into your tea. Contains resins, like all conifers. Because of this, not good if you have kidney problems or are pregnant.
  11. piceabi1.jpg Picea abies, closeup of spring shoots (here's one way to use them: Conifer spring shoot syrup. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 67 kB.
  12. pinusylv.jpg Pinus sylvestris. Forest. July 1992, Suomussalmi, Finland. 116 kB. Admiring the neatness of this forest - the underbrush kept clear by reindeer.
  13. pinusyl1.jpg Pinus sylvestris. Tortured swamp tree. July 1992, Suomussalmi, Finland. 109 kB. I'll catch this tree in a better mood some day. It's a real beauty.
  14. pinusyl2.jpg Pinus sylvestris, closeup of spring shoots (here's one way to use them: Conifer spring shoot syrup. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 82 kB.

Pictures 101-110

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  1. planmajo.jpg Plantago major. Flowering plant. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 99 kB. Leaves + seeds medicinal. Common in Finland, unlike other Plantago species. These particular plants are the biggest specimens I've ever seen - which is why I made the pics, as the plant is usually too common to notice.
  2. planmaj1.jpg Plantago major. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 56 kB.
  3. polyvulg.jpg Polypodium vulgare. Whole fern. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 95 kB. The Swedish name for it is 'Stensöta' (= rocksweet): dig this up (easy, it grows among moss on rocks) and take a bite from the root - licorice! the taste is there - but this isn't the plant licorice (Glycyrrhiza whatever).
  4. poteerec.jpg Potentilla erecta. Flowering plant. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 64 kB. What I call bloodroot, because of it's root... which becomes deep red on exposure to air. The 'mercans call another plant bloodroot.
  5. poteere1.jpg Potentilla erecta. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 49 kB.
  6. potepalu.jpg Potentilla palustris. Flowering plant. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 102 kB.
  7. potepal1.jpg Potentilla palustris. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 56 kB.
  8. prunpadu.jpg Prunus padus. Flowering branches. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 87 kB.
  9. prunpad1.jpg Prunus padus. Closeup of flower. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 71 kB.
  10. pyromedi.jpg Pyrola media. Flowering plant. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 86 kB.
  11. pyromed1.jpg Pyrola media. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 54 kB.
  12. rhamfran.jpg Rhamnus frangula. Closeup of berries. August 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 68 kB. The bark is a very strong laxative. Don't use it at home, go ask a herbalist if you really are that constipated.
  13. rosarugo.jpg Rosa rugosa. Flowering bush. June 1997, Helsinki, Finland. 112 kB.
  14. rosarug1.jpg Rosa rugosa. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Helsinki, Finland. 61 kB.
  15. rubuarct.jpg Rubus arcticus, flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 76 kB.
  16. sambnig2.jpg Sambucus nigra. Closeup of berries. August 1995, London, England. 77 kB.

Pictures 111-120

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  1. sambrace.jpg Sambucus racemosa. Young fruiting tree. July 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 109 kB.
  2. sambrac1.jpg Sambucus racemosa. Closeup of berries. August 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 74 kB. You can make a jam of the berries, but you won't want seeds or green parts in that.
  3. sambrac2.jpg Sambucus racemosa, closeup of flower. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 60 kB.
  4. seduacre.jpg Sedum acre. Flowering plant. July 1993, Helsinki, Finland. 64 kB. This is the real habitat of the plant - as little dirt as possible, and a lot of sun. There's also some wild Allium schoenoprasum (chives).
  5. silevulg.jpg Silene vulgaris. Flowering plant. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 101 kB. Edible.
  6. silevul1.jpg Silene vulgaris. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 25 kB.
  7. scronodo.jpg Scrophularia nodosa. Flowering plant, even if you don't think so. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 93 kB. Uses? You tell me.
  8. scronod1.jpg Scrophularia nodosa. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 33 kB.
  9. soladul1.jpg Solanum dulcamara. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 70 kB.
  10. solivirg.jpg Solidago virgaurea. Flowering plant. June 1992, Vantaa, Finland. 138 kB. Diuretic.
  11. solivir1.jpg Solidago virgaurea. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 113 kB.

Pictures 121-130

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  1. sorbauc1.jpg Sorbus aucuparia. Fruit and leaves. August 1992, Espoo, Finland. 62 kB. You only get a real harvest of berries once every 3 years or so, but you can pick the leaves before midsummer. In blind taste tests the tea from fermented leaves beat everything but Ribes nigrum leaves.
  2. sorbaucu.jpg Sorbus aucuparia. Leaves. June 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 89 kB. This is the time to pick them. Just be sure you've got permission from the landowner.
  3. taraoffi.jpg Taraxacum officinale. A whole field of dandelions; no, it's not cultivated. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 149 kB. <
  4. taraoff1.jpg Taraxacum officinale. Closeup of flower. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 60 kB.
  5. taraoff2.jpg Taraxacum officinale. Flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 99 kB.
  6. trieeuro.jpg Trientalis europaea, flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 89 kB. <
  7. trifmed1.jpg Trifolium medium. Flowering stand. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 87 kB.
  8. trifprat.jpg Trifolium pratense. Flowering stand. June 1995, Berlin, Germany.
  9. trifpra1.jpg Trifolium pratense. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Berlin, Germany.
  10. trif_.jpg Trifolium pratense and T.repens. Flowering plants. June 1995, Berlin, Germany.
  11. tussfar1.jpg Tussilago farfara. Flowering plant - the leaves appear later. May 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 95 kB.

Pictures 131-140

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  1. urtidio1.jpg Urtica dioica. Closeup of plant. June 1993. Liljendal, Finland. 106 kB. THE culinary herb. Stings, but we all need some defense. Lots of trace minerals. Diuretic. Get the seeds, dry them, use them one spoonful each day to keep the doctor away. If you manage to get seeds without creepy-crawlies drop me some, by snailmail. Thanks.
  2. urtidioi.jpg Urtica dioica. Large stand. June 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 150 kB. This stand is my main source, and it only grows larger by the year, no matter how much I prune.
  3. vaccmyrt.jpg Vaccinium myrtillus, blueberry. Fruiting plant. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 122 kB.
  4. vaccmyr1.jpg Vaccinium myrtillus. Closeup of berries. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 68 kB.
  5. vaccmyr2.jpg Vaccinium myrtillus. Flowering plant. June 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 89 kB.
  6. vaccoxy1.jpg Vaccinium oxycoccos. Closeup of flowers. June 1993, Liljendal, Finland. 41 kB.
  7. vaccoxyc.jpg Vaccinium oxycoccos. Plants with unripe berries. August 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 94 kB. Sorry, I can't seem to get there in time to get a picture of ripe berries - the people living there know of the site and pick it as soon as the berries are ripe. The European cranberry (this one) has LOTS more taste than the ones in found in Canada.
  8. vacculig.jpg Vaccinium uliginosum. Fruiting bush. August 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 61 kB.
  9. vaccviti.jpg Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Plants with berries. July 1992, Liljendal, Finland. 113 kB. Lingonberries are picked everywhere in Finland, but few know the medicinal value of the leaves. Just as well, you have to know what you do when you use them. The leaf contains arbutin.
  10. valesam1.jpg Valeriana sambucifolia. Closeup of flower. July 1992, Helsinki, Finland. 39 kB. Can be used like V.officinalis.
  11. valesamb.jpg Valeriana sambucifolia. Flowering plant. July 1992, Helsinki, Finland. 102 kB.

Pictures 141-150

if you want to see the thumbnails go here: finl-15 or just click on the links below to get the big pictures.

  1. verbthap.jpg Verbascum thapsus. Flowering plant. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 96 kB.
  2. verbtha1.jpg Verbascum thapsus. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 47 kB.
  3. verocham.jpg Veronica chamaedrys. Flowering plant. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 80 kB.
  4. verocha1.jpg Veronica chamaedrys. Closeup of flower. June 1997, Liljendal, Finland. 55 kB.
  5. verooffi.jpg Veronica officinalis. Flowering plant. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 35 kB.
  6. verooff1.jpg Veronica officinalis. Closeup of flower. June 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 10 kB.
  7. vicicrac.jpg Vicia cracca. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Liljendal, Finland. 61 kB.
  8. violcani.jpg Viola canina, flowering plant. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 74 kB.
  9. violmira.jpg Viola mirabilis, flowering plant. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 83 kB.
  10. violpalu.jpg Viola palustris, flowering plant. May 1996, Liljendal, Finland. 112 kB.
  11. violtric.jpg Viola tricolor. Flowering stand. Check the uses of this one on Howie Brounstein's homepage: http://www.teleport.com/~howieb/howie.html ... go for 'Fad Herbs'. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 157 kB.
  12. violtri1.jpg Viola tricolor. Closeup of flower. July 1995, Helsinki, Finland. 85 kB.
  13. violtri2.jpg Viola tricolor. A sea of violets, clinging to a dry hillside. June 1996, Helsinki, Finland. 141 kB.

I've got -yet- more slides, but haven't had them Photo-CD:d yet.

Copyright note: Feel free to copy the pictures or thumbnails for your own personal use but don't change them in any way. Commercial use prohibited; you could make me an offer though.

Finnish places:
Liljendal is where I lived 1974-1983 and where I usually go get my herbs.
Vantaa was where I lived in 1992-1993.
Espoo and Suomussalmi I just visited.
Savitaipale is a nice place to teach about plants; I've been there twice now and the landowner gave us permission to pick all we wanted, both times, even letting us take down a small birch.
I live in Helsinki.

Email any comments to HeK@hetta.pp.fi - Page last updated 05Oct97.