Our goal is to document the flora, fauna, and fungi that make up the community of Wild Meadow Farm. Whenever possible, we will identify the species that are listed here. If you can ID an unlabeled species, please let us know.
Horse Sugar
Common name: Horse sugar (Symplocos tinctoria)
Other common names: Common sweetleaf, Sweetleaf, Yellowwood, Wild laurel
Meaning of Latin name: Symplokos: “interconnected”, tinctoria: a plant used for dye or who’s sap can stain
Leaves are sweet and are enjoyed by browsing animals, flowers contain nectar for insects to gather and birds eat the seeds, larval host plant for the Kings hairstreak butterfly.
Bark is used to make a yellow dye
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