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A natural gum sourced from hardened sap of various species of acacia tree used in ancient birth control as well as a binder and emulsifier for medicinal compounds. [3] [4] Achillea millefolium: Common yarrow Purported to be a diaphoretic, astringent, [5] tonic, stimulant and mild aromatic. Actaea racemosa: Black cohosh
Ribes aureum var. aureum: below 910 m (3,000 ft) in the western U.S. [10]; Ribes aureum var. gracillimum: below 910 m (3,000 ft) in the California Coast Ranges [11]; Ribes aureum var. villosum – clove currant (syn: Ribes odoratum); native west of Mississippi River, but naturalized further to the east [12]
One clove tree named Afo that experts believe is the oldest in the world on Ternate may be 350–400 years old. [49] Tourists are told that seedlings from this very tree were stolen by a Frenchman named Pierre Poivre in 1770, transferred to the Isle de France , and then later to Zanzibar, which was once the world's largest producer of cloves.
What we do know is that the four-leaf clover has been a symbol of luck for centuries. Just to name a few examples, it's mentioned in a book from the 1600s, it was carried as soldier's good-luck ...
Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS) has a 16-year history. Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in 1997, ARCHS is the official Community Partnership for the St. Louis region on behalf of the State of Missouri.
The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw . Its herbarium , with more than 6.6 million specimens, [ 3 ] is the second largest in North America, behind that of the New York Botanical Garden .
Oakville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in south St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.The population was 36,301 at the 2020 census. Oakville is 18 miles south of the city of St. Louis and borders the Mississippi and Meramec rivers; the area is part of "South County" (south St. Louis Count
The Green Tree Tavern, also known as the Janis-Ziegler House, is a poteaux-sur-sol French colonial style house that was built circa 1790-1791 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It is the oldest verified house in Missouri by dendrochronology .