Goat´s Beard

(Aruncus dioicus)

The Goat’s Beard is a lush, bushy forb, which can grow up to 80-150 cm. It’s creamy white flower panicle consists of many small single flowers, which are very popular with pollen eating beetles. Their saplings with a length of 10 cm can be used as wild asparagus. But beware, older ones generate to much oh hydrocyanic acid which is poisonous for humans!

As part of the educational initiative "Biodiversity and Environmental Education", a green lawn was transformed into a colourful, species-rich garden on this site by the pupils of the Längenfeld Primary School and Middle School Nature Park Schools.