The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has anti-ageing potential, a new study suggests. The weed has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ...
There’s a new anti-aging ingredient that might just become the next big thing in the skincare industry! But would you believe that the ingredient is an invasive weed? If you’re familiar with nature, ...
If you’re on a hike, you’d be best steering well clear of the cocklebur weed. While the stalky green plants with curious-looking spiky burs don’t appear particularly deadly, this noxious plant is a ...
Share on Pinterest Scientists are learning if compounds found in the cocklebur plant may help protect and improve skin. Paola Iamunno/Getty Images Researchers have found that the cocklebur plant may ...
Every late summer I wish I had done something about a few kinds of weeds and didn't get it done in time. This year I think it is going to happen. Burdock, thistles, horse nettles, jimson weed, ...
About as popular as the cockroach, and nearly as plentiful, the common cocklebur plant is well known to hikers — especially ones who hike with long-coated dogs — and of course it's recognized as a ...
In a Central Park plot near East Drive, just north of 102nd Street, a team of biologists is getting a look at what they say could be climate change in action. Oak trees and cocklebur weeds are growing ...
The battle against weeds requires farmers to remain vigilant. Keeping fields clean early and holding those rows until canopy is the key to minimizing a new season worth of weed seeds from finding ...
Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal congestion and whether it's an itch, tear or a sneeze, the transition from the summer to the fall triggers seasonal allergies. The most common fall allergies ...
Weeds like johnsongrass, foxtail and knapweed challenge pastures and hayfields. Learn how soil health, grazing, mowing and ...
Another cold snap (hopefully winter’s last) blanketed our area for several days, requiring some of us (me included) to return sensitive plants to protected areas. Soon it will be time to return ...
If you are a cocker-spaniel, you may not want to look at this picture! Here’s a plant with a kind of midwinter brutal beauty, the drying leaf stalks topped with a constellation of brown, spiny burs.