Turnera diffusa – Damiana Leaf

Turnera diffusa – Damiana Leaf
FAMILY: Turneraceae GENUS: Turnera SPECIES: Diffusa COMMON NAMES: Ajkits, Damiana, Hierba de la Pastora (Spanish, ‘plant of the shepherdess’), Hierba del Venado (Spanish, ‘plant of the deer’), Misibkok (Mayan, ‘asthma sweeper’), Old...

Calliandra anomala – Red Powder Puff

Calliandra anomala – Red Powder Puff
FAMILY: Leguminosae GENUS: Calliandra SPECIES: Anomala COMMON NAMES: Cabellito, Cabeza de Angel (Spanish, ‘angel’s head’), Chak Me’ex K’in (Lacandon, ‘the red beard of the sun/of the sun god’), Ch’ich’ ni’...

Cyperus articulatus – Piri Piri

Cyperus articulatus – Piri Piri
FAMILY: Gramineae GENUS: Cyperus SPECIES: Articulatus COMMON NAMES: Piri Piri, Sedges, Borrachera Purchase Cyperus articulatus Cyperus articulatus is a tall marsh grass that grows near the edges of lakes, ponds, swamps, rivers, streams, wetlands and other damp soil...

Leonurus sibiricus – Siberian Motherwort

Leonurus sibiricus – Siberian Motherwort
Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Leonurus Species: Sibiricus Common Names: Siberian Motherwort, Honeyweed, Mahjiki (Japanese), Marihuanilla/Marijuanillo (Spanish), Ich-mau-thao (Vietnamese), I-mu-isa (Chinese), Amor Mio (Spanish, ‘my love’), Mehajiki (Japanese),...

Papaver somniferum – Opium Poppy

Papaver somniferum – Opium Poppy
FAMILY: Papaveraceae GENUS: Papaver SPECIES: Somniferum COMMON NAMES: Opium Poppy, Aguna (Lithuanian), Biligasgase (Kannada), Black Poppy, Guia-guina (Zapotec), Koknar (Persian), Madi-huada (Mapuche, ‘lovely gourd’), Maggona (Estonian), Mak (Slavic),...