Ariocarpus fissuratus – False Peyote

Ariocarpus fissuratus – False Peyote

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Cactaceae GENUS: Ariocarpus SPECIES: Fissuratus COMMON NAMES: Chaute, Dry Whiskey, False Peyote, Hikuli Sunami (Tarahumara, ‘false peyote’), Living Rock, Living Star, Pata De Venoda (Spanish, ‘deer paw’), Star Cactus, Star Rock, Tsuwiri...

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...

Artemisia mexicana – Mexican Wormwood

Artemisia mexicana – Mexican Wormwood

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Compositae: Asteraceae GENUS: Artemisia SPECIES: Mexicana COMMON NAMES: Mexican Wormwood, Agenjo del Pais, Ambfe (Otomi), Artemisia, Cola de Zorillo (‘little tail of the fox’), Ensencio de Mata Verde (‘incense of the green bush’),...

Artemisia vulgaris – Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris – Mugwort

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Compositae GENUS: Artemisia SPECIES: Vulgaris COMMON NAMES: Mugwort, Yomogi, Sook, Agenjo del Pais, Ambfe (Otomi), Artemisia, Epazote de Castilla, Green Wormwood, Hierba de San Juan, Xun, Zizim, Felon Herb, Sailor’s Tobacco, Gypsy Tobacco, Moxa Herb, Old...

Arundo donax – Giant Reed

Arundo donax – Giant Reed

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Gramineae GENUS: Arundo SPECIES: Donax COMMON NAMES: Arundo Cypria, Giant Reed, Brinari (Hindi), Calamus, Cana, Casab (Arabic), Donax, Guna Pipi (Siona, ‘rock reed’), Kalamos (Greek), Nalaka (Sanskrit), Rede of Spayne, Shaq (Chumash), Yuntu...

Atropa belladonna – Belladonna

Atropa belladonna – Belladonna

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Atropa SPECIES: Belladonna COMMON NAMES: Banewort, Belladonna, Bouton Noir, Chrottebeeri, Deadly Nightshade, Dway Berry, English Belladonna, Great Morel, Hexenkraut, Jijibe Laidour (Moroccan), Mandragora, Poison Black Cherry, Sleeping...