Also known as European bindweed, creeping jenny, European glorybind, cornbine, or greenvine. Plants are reported to be frost tolerant to -10 C, so the plant is unusual in this area. See following photograph. Return to list White dead-nettle plant in an area of logging. Introduced from Europe.
Plant adds nitrogen to the soil.
Return to list Close up view of birdsfoot trefoil flowers. Square stem, typical of members of the mint family. Meadows, grasslands, and open woodland. Heal-all was renowned to heal all wounds in medieval times. The flower of Heal-all resembles an open mouth leading into a throat, so it was thought that the plant was especially good for healing sore throats.