Introduced
Araucaria heterophylla
Araucaria da ilha de Norfolk
Norfolk Island pine, an ancient tree
conical conifer not a true pine
dined on by dinosaurs
(Jurassic to Cretaceous)
It is a wood made into bowls and crucifixes
Introduced
Ailanthus altissisima
Tree of Heaven, Chinese sumac
(can be confused with black walnut)
In Portugal it has an invasive score of 20
Allelopathic,
limiting the growth of other species,
it is a medicinal plant used in folk remedies
(diarrhea, asthma, cramps, epilepsy, fast heart rate, gonorrhea)
It remains unsupported by western medicine
Planted in city wastelands, it tolerates pollution, breaks down cement for its lime.
Also
Ipomea indica
glória da manhã
is a laxative and headache remedy used in Mesoamerica and Asia,
that flushes hillsides, ruins gardens, loves old stone walls.
left behind
Galinsoga Parviflora is an ugly plant, leggy and awkward.
("Fresh leaves and juice of GP have been used in folk medicine throughout the world to treat dermatological disorders including eczema, lichen, and non-healing and/or bleeding wounds.")
left behind
Datura is beautiful, helpful but deadly. I confuse with brugmansia, the angel´s trumpet, and also toxic.
continuing
Who or what shoe brought broom here, another useful but dangerous weed?
