An avid hiker once told me that if you want relief from summer heat, grab a burdock leaf and wrap it around the back of your neck. Common burdock (Actium minus) is a large-leafed plant that resembles ...

All the recent rain we’ve gotten, along with excessive heat and the sun, has caused mushrooms, or fungi, to appear at many places. David found and pointed out to me ones I hadn’t seen, some polypores, ...

Holly is originally from Connecticut and is currently going to school in Boulder, CO for... Holly is originally from Connecticut and is currently going to school in Boulder, CO for a Masters in ...

The sky was smoky the day I wrote this column, although it’s often hazy early in the morning in the valley where I live. But this haze was from Canadian wildfires and as the day progressed it didn’t ...

Burdock’s burs have tiny hooks that cling to passing animals, dispersing the seeds far and wide. Vicky McMillan Brush up against a burdock plant that has finished flowering, and you’ll probably ...

Considered a pest by many landowners in Maine, burdock is prized by herbalists and foodies for it's curative powers and flavors. Credit: Julia Bayly / BDN Among landowners, Brenda Herrling may well be ...

"Nature seems partial to the burdock. What extra pains she seems to have taken to perpetuate this worse than useless plant! Every man’s hand is against it, and nearly every animal has reason to detest ...