id you know that the more spots a male peacock has on his tail, the more likely he is to father babies, survive harsh winters and escape predators? Scientists think that only the healthiest males have lots of spots and that is why they are more successful than other males.
Canadian Tree Guide
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Buckthorn
cascaraRhamnus purshiana DC.
Cascara is a small (<13 m) tree, and is often found on poorer sites as a shrub. First Peoples boiled the bark and used it as a laxative. Biochemists later found that the bark contained hydroxymethyl-anthraquinones as the active ingredients in the laxative.
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