🌿 Morphology
🌞 Growing conditions
🌍 Origin and family
🌾 Uses
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Permaculture uses
Yellow Pimpernel is primarily a native wildflower, valuable for attracting beneficial insects such as pollinators and predatory wasps. It has some potential as a minor edible green when young, but its strong flavor limits widespread culinary use. It can be incorporated into a wildflower meadow or native plant garden to support biodiversity.
Permapeople description
Taenidia integerrima, common name yellow pimpernel or Appalachian pimpernel, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the parsley family.
Botanical description
Taenidia integerrima, commonly known as Yellow Pimpernel or Honewort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the Apiaceae (carrot) family. It typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 feet. The plant features smooth, hairless stems and alternate, ternately compound leaves with lanceolate leaflets having entire margins. The flowers are small, yellow, and arranged in compound umbels. The fruits are dry schizocarps. It thrives in dry, rocky or wooded habitats, often found in calcareous soils. It is native to eastern North America.
Companion planting
Yellow Pimpernel is a native wildflower that integrates well into diverse native plant communities. It companions well with other wildflowers and grasses adapted to dry, rocky conditions. There are no significantly known unfavorable plant associations.
Propagation methods
Yellow Pimpernel can be propagated from seed. Seeds require a period of cold stratification for optimal germination. It may also be possible to propagate via root division, although this is less common.
History and traditions
Historically, Native American tribes used the roots of related species in the Apiaceae family for medicinal purposes, but specific uses for Taenidia integerrima are not well documented. Some sources indicate potential use for digestive ailments or as a poultice, but further research is needed. Its primary historical value lies in its role as a native wildflower contributing to ecosystem health.
Usage calendar
Flowering typically occurs from May to June. Seed collection is best done in late summer or early fall when the fruits have matured. Planting seeds is recommended in the fall to allow for natural stratification over winter.