The plant has a sticky material that is very gluey and was also used to lighten blemishes on the skin. Above is a Yucca Plant in bloom. These are hardy plants and spring back from forest damage. Above is Dandelion , which is not native to North America and was brought from Europe as food for bees. The flowers have been used to make yellow dye and the root has been used to make a brown-red dye for cloth.
Dandelion wine is made by mixing sugar with the flowers.
Above are May Apples , which bloom in the spring and grow in patches. Everything on this plant is very poisonous, except the fruit. Above is Jimson Weed , which came from Jamestown and used to be smoked, without much success, by soldiers in frontier areas. Above is Witch hazel , which has yellow blossoms and grows well by creeks. This plant blooms in the fall and the bark was used to make solutions for the skin.