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Common
comfrey, Symphytum officinale |
Flowers May to July. Still used as a healing poultice for sprains, bruises
and abrasions. |
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Flowers April to October. Used by children in the game of soldiers or
as a substitute for conkers. |
Ribwort
plantain, Plantago lanceolata |
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Red
clover, Trifolium pratense |
Flowers May to November. Cultivated varieties of this species are used as
fodder crops and frequently become naturalised.
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Flowers April to July. Said to speed you on your journey, the flowers
sometimes being sewn into a traveler's clothes for good luck.
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Germander
speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys |
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Tall
fescue, Festuca arundinacea
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Flowers May to July. |
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So-called because the flower head resembles a cock's foot. The best grass
for chewing, very sweet - pull a nice clean length of the stem out of the
leaf-base.
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Cocksfoot,
Dactylis glomerata |
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