Food Poisoning

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Tall grass Prairie

Food Poisoning (Note that it just rained, so there were no seeds) Common Name: Dandelion Where it's found: As a common weed in most lawns, open grass Genus and Species: Taraxacum officinale Seasons: Spring throughout Summer Active Chemical Ingredient: Taraxacin Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen: Used to make Tea Applied topically to reduce Swelling

Food Poisoning Common Name: Cardinal Flower Where it's found: Meadows Genus and Species: Lobelia Cardinalis Seasons: Throughout Summer. Into fall. Active Chemical Ingredient: Lobeline Chemical Structure: Uses of Specimen: Made into Tea (to treat food poisoning)

References for Dandelion DANDELION. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/DANDELION.html A Modern Herbal | Dandelion. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/dandel08.html University of Maryland Medical Center. (n.d.). Dandelion. Retrieved from http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/dandelion WebMD. (n.d.). dandelion: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-706-dandelion.aspx?activeingredientid=706&activeingredientname=dandelion

References for Cardinal Flower Cardinal Flower. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/l/lobelia-cardinalis=cardinal-flower.php Medicinal Plants of the Southwest. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://medplant.nmsu.edu/cardinalis.shtm University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved from http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LOCA2 USDA. (n.d.). CARDINAL FLOWER. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_loca2.pdf