Description: Cleavers are annuals with creeping
straggling stems which branch and grow along the ground and over other plants.
They attach themselves with the small hooked hairs which grow out of the stems
and leaves. The stems can reach up t..
Description: Coltsfoot
is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Tussilago
is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. The flowers, which
superficially resemble dandelions, appear in early spring before dandelion..
Description: The comfrey plant has a history of use in healing wounds and mending broken bones. In fact, in multiple languages, its name can be roughly translated to “grow together”. Farmers often used specially bred comfrey plants to activ..
Description: The comfrey plant has a history of use in healing wounds and mending broken bones. In fact, in multiple languages, its name can be roughly translated to “grow together”.Farmers often used specially bred comfrey plants to activa..
Description: The comfrey plant has a history of use in healing wounds and mending broken bones. In fact, in multiple languages, its name can be roughly translated to “grow together”.Farmers often used specially bred comfrey plants to activa..
Description: The comfrey plant has a history of use in healing wounds and mending broken bones. In fact, in multiple languages, its name can be roughly translated to “grow together”.Farmers often used specially bred comfrey plants to activa..
Description: Coriander is native to regions spanning
from southern Europe and northern Africa to southwestern Asia. It is a soft
plant growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly
lobed at the base of the plant, and sle..
Description: Corn silk is a common name for the shiny,
thread-like, weak fibers that grow as part of ears of corn (maize); the tuft or
tassel of silky fibers that protrude from the tip of the ear of corn. The ear
is enclosed in modified leave..
Description: V. opulus is a deciduous shrub growing to
4–5 m (13–16 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, three-lobed, 5–10 cm (2–4 in)
long and broad, with a rounded base and coarsely serrated margins; they are
superficially similar to the leav..
Description: Damiana is a relatively small, woody shrub
that produces small, aromatic flowers. It blossoms in early to late summer and
is followed by fruits that taste similar to figs. The shrub is said to have a
strong spice-like odor somewh..
Description: It can be found growing in temperate
regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of
water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a
weed, especially in lawns and along roadsi..
Description: It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils.T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides,..
Description: It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils.T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides,..
Description: It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils.T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides,..
Description: The Vikings cultivated a plant they called
"dilla," or "soothing," as a remedy for colic in babies.
The easy-to-grow dill weed has become an essential ingredient in cuisines
around the world. The term "dill weed" refers to the gr..
Description: Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai or "female ginseng" is a herb from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. Angelica sinensis grows in cool high altitude mountains in China, Japan, and Korea. The yellowish brown..
Description: Echinacea angustifolia is a perennial herb
up to 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that
are often branched. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. The
plant produces flower heads ..
Description: Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or purple coneflower) is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to eastern North America and present to so..
Description: Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae native to most of Europe and North America. It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils, primarily in sunny locations.B..
Description: Elecampane, Inula helenium, also
called horse-heal or marchalan (in Welsh), is a widespread plant species in the
sunflower family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Asia from Spain to
Xinjiang Province in western China, ..
Description: Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs (including a distinct group with a multiple-stem mallee growth habit) in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia, and include the ..
Description: Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian) is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. The flowers are yellow, with the corolla separated nearly to the base into 5–7 narrow petals. It grows i..
Description: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine. Ginger originated in the tropical rainforests from the Indian subco..
Description: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine. Ginger originated in the tropical rainforests from the Indian subco..
Description: Ginkgo biloba, also known as the ginkgo tree or the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct.It is found in fossils dating back 270 million years. Native to China, the tree is wide..
Description: Goldenrods are a herbaceous
perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas.
They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are
native to South America and Eurasia. Some Ame..