" For every evil under the sun there is a remedy ...
October 29 2005 12:51 AM Cynthia Rosenberry
Facts:
There are edible plants in the woods of them thar hills. Careful though, some may be toxic or cause severe indigestion if not prepared properly.
Here's another Yahoo Group I belong to: Native Gardening.
Before you go mowing down those trees to make space for whatever, check out this list of USA endangered plant species from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Check and see if you have any growing on your land so that you can relocate the plants out of harm's way. If you have a green thumb, you could be a hero by propagating and planting these species in their natural habitat. You might even sell them. Whatever it takes.
Listed as indigenous to TN, specifically:
Rock gnome lichen (Gymnoderma lineare)
American hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum)
Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (Xyris tennesseensis)
Virginia spiraea (Spiraea virginiana)
Blue Ridge goldenrod (Solidago spithamaea)
Large-flowered skullcap (Scutellaria montana)
American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana)
Green pitcher-plant (Sarracenia oreophila)
Ruth's golden aster (Pityopsis ruthii)
Spring Creek bladderpod (Lesquerella perforata)
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)
Roan Mountain bluet (Hedyotis purpurea var. montana)
Spreading avens (Geum radiatum)
Gentner's Fritillary (Fritillaria gentneri)
Tennessee purple coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis)
Leafy prairie-clover (Dalea foliosa)
Cumberland rosemary (Conradina verticillata)
Guthrie's (or Pyne's) ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus)
Cumberland sandwort (Arenaria cumberlandensis)
Braun's rock-cress (Arabis perstellata)
Price's potato-bean (Apios priceana)
Another way you can help is by controlling the growth of Invasive Plants.
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