Two flowering weeds I do not know what they are?

[shin]

Here's the first weed, ignore the sumac tree leaves all around it, it's the one with a ton of tiny white flowers and fern-like leaves. Some kind of fern that is flowering now?









I'll post the second in a bit.

[feather]

Maybe Yarrow a medicinal herb.

[shin]

Oh I think you're right feather!

That was swift! How helpful, it's an herb, I'll have to find out what it's useful for!

[feather]

I'm just learning my medicinal herbs/weeds. Redfish said something about yarrow so I had previously looked it up. Unfortunately, I don't have any in my yard.
whisperingearth.co.uk/2011/09/28/the-multiple-benefits-and-uses-of-yarrow/
avoid use if pregnant.

[shin]

It certainly is tremendously useful I see reading about it. I will definitely have to make a tea of it and try it. Yes there are lots of otherwise useful herbs pregnant or potentially so ladies have to avoid.

[Use Less]

Shin, you want to really sure before you try making an infusion! The yarrow I see around here is yellow, not white.

[Skandi]

Yarrow here comes in white or pink, both are the same plant.
My medicinal book makes no comments on it being dangerous for pregnancy but does say that it can be used for menstral pains. It is astringent,anti inflamatory and antiseptic. It can relieve/ prevent spasms and increases bile flow.
a infusion of 2-3 handfuls per ltr water (dried flowering herb)can be used on hemorroids and slow healing cuts, but should be used in moderation, as it can cause irritation in some people.

The book also notes that the young leaves are edible and can be added to mixed salads. This all refers to Achillea millefolium

[feather]

shin, was there another weed we could take stabs at?

[shin]

Since you asked.. Here we go a second time..

[Use Less]

Those remind me of a wild mustard. The one called garlic mustard is a nasty invasive in NYS; it's blossoms are white, though. Any chance of a leaf picture? 

[shin]

Yes I hadn't thought of it, but the blossoms do look alike, I have a lot of garlic mustard in the yard too, with white blossoms.

I will take care with the yarrow even though it's yarrow, thanks Use Less, always like to be careful with new herbs to see if they agree with me. First I smear a little on the skin to see if there's a reaction, then try a little bit, then I'll try the stuff seriously.

[shin]

Garlic mustard, spring onions, yarrow, wild raspberries, pokeweed, bittersweet nightshade, wild carrot, I've found and had help identifying a lot of plants on this bit of land.

Didn't plant a single one of them, all just waiting here for me, thanks to the good Lord.

[feather]

www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/charlock
I agree..probably a mustard. Does it have hair or spines on the lower stem?

Leaves can be edible and used in some herbal medicine, lots to see on the internet with mr. google.

[feather]

Jul 18, 2017 1:29:11 GMT shin said:

Garlic mustard, spring onions, yarrow, wild raspberries, pokeweed, bittersweet nightshade, wild carrot, I've found and had help identifying a lot of plants on this bit of land.

Didn't plant a single one of them, all just waiting here for me, thanks to the good Lord.

And for most of us, it's been there all along and we never noticed them in our busy lives. I have so much to learn!

[Skandi]

Something in the cabbage family, we have hundreds of similar things as weeds in our fields at work, several different types but basicaly all the same, edible but not worth while in general.

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We were visiting Plimouth Plantation where pilgrims chat with you as if you are back in their settlement. One character, a healer, saw that my daughter had a deep scratch on her arm and made her a yarrow poultice. She said the next day it helped and it certainly did not become infected. FWIW.

[willowgirl]

Oh wow, that is such a cool story! It's a good thing she stuck to something like yarrow, though, and not a remedy like cat's blood (which was also used around the same time, according to Martha Ballard's diary). (It was applied to treat shingles.)