Lactuca virosa – Wild Lettuce, Lettuce Opium

Lactuca virosa – Wild Lettuce, Lettuce Opium

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Compositae GENUS: Lactuca SPECIES: Virosa COMMON NAMES: Bitter Lettuce, Wild Lettuce, Green Endive, Lettuce Opium, Laitue Vireuse (French), Latuga Velenosa (Italian), Prickly Lettuce Read more about Lactusa virosa, and purchase high quality leaves, resins,...

Artemisia absinthium – Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium – Wormwood

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Asteraceae (Aster Family) GENUS: Artemisia SPECIES: Absinthium COMMON NAMES: Absint-alsem (Dutch), Absinthe, Ambrosia (Ancient Greek), Assenzio Vero (Italian), Gengibre Verde (Spanish, ‘green ginger’), Green Muse, Grune Fee (German, ‘greem...

Nymphaea ampla – White Water Lily

Nymphaea ampla – White Water Lily

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae GENUS: Nymphaea SPECIES: Ampla COMMON NAMES: Apepe, Lolha’ (Mayan, ‘flower of the water’), Naab (Mayan), Nikte’ha’ (Mayan, ‘flower/vulva of the water’), Nukuchnaab (Mayan, ‘large water lily’),...

Tanaecium nocturnum – Koribo

Tanaecium nocturnum – Koribo

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Tanaecium Species: Nocturnum Common Names: Huangana Huasca, Koribo, Pum-ap, Samedu-ap, Sape-mandur, Erchu-chua Tanaecium nocturnum is a herbaceous climbing vine that produces white flowers. The leaves are predominately a uniform green,...

Tagetes lucida – Marigolds

Tagetes lucida – Marigolds

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Asteraceae GENUS: Tagetes SPECIES: Lucida COMMON NAMES: Marigolds, Yauhtli (‘the dark one’), Flor de Santa Maria, Hierba de Nube (‘cloud herb’), Sweet Mace, Mexican Tarragon Tagetes lucida is a perennial herb which is available in...