Wildcrafting Research Project

Where the Lilies Bloom

Look up the following herbs and find their modern uses, habitat, etc.

Use the resources below to find:

• Scientific Name and Habitat
• Medicinal and Other Uses
• Part of the Plant Used and Appearance

* Include a sketch of the plant.

Create a chart in Excel with the herbs listed below on the left and a column for each bulleted aspect: Scientific Name and Habitat, Medicinal and Other Uses, and Part of the Plant Used and Appearance. Use a separate sheet of blank, unlined paper for your sketches. You can sketch more than one plant on each sheet of unlined paper that you need.

Foxglove

Ginseng

Goldenseal

Snakeroot

Lobelia

Lady Slipper

Ginger

Once you have completed your chart, use the information to answer the following questions. Use complete sentences.

What items would you want with you to survive on your own for a period of weeks? What would you need? How much? How would you get it if funds were limited?

Online Resources:

Botanical.com A Modern Herbal

Reference Guide for Herbs

Plants for a Future

Medicinal Herb Uses and Picture Gallery

Print Resources:

The books listed below have been placed on Hold for your class in the Library and are on the Reserves shelf.

Duke, James A. The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook -- 615.321 DUK

Foster, Steven. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America -- 581.634 FOS

Foster, Steven. A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs -- 581.634 FOS

Hill, Tony. The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices: Seasonings for the Global Kitchen -- 641.6383 HIL

Howell, Patricia Kyritsi. Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians -- 615.32 HOW

Mars, Brigitte. The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide -- OS 615.321 MAR