Łódź, Stoki

The bumblebee is probably Bombus lapidarius - not so popular, but busy and joyful. Possible weed! Edible plant - roots cooked; young flower stems cooked and used as a vegetable; seeds occasionally eaten roasted. Herbal plant - roots used as a poultice and a decoction of the plant used as a poultice on sore jaws; a decoction of the whole plant used both internally and externally to treat bleeding piles. Useful plant - fibre obtained from the inner bark is used in making paper; seeds of all species of thistles yields a good oil.