Conocybe siligineoides – Cone Caps

Conocybe siligineoides – Cone Caps

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Agaricaceae GENUS: Conocybe SPECIES: Siligineoides COMMON NAMES: Cone Caps, Ya’nte, Ta’a’ya, Tamu (‘Mushrooms of Awareness’) Members of the genus Conocybe are thin, small mushrooms that are pale orange-red in color and have conic...

Coleus blumei – Painted Nettle

Coleus blumei – Painted Nettle

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) GENUS: Coleus SPECIES: Blumei COMMON NAMES: Buntblatt, Buntnessel, Coleus Scutellaires, El Ahijado, El Nene, Flame Nettle, Manto de la Virgen, Painted Nettle, Patharcheer. This annual plant is well known amongst horticulturists and...

Claviceps purpurea – Ergot

Claviceps purpurea – Ergot

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Clavicipitaceae GENUS: Claviceps SPECIES: Purpurea COMMON NAMES: Achterkorn, Ergot, Centeio Espigado (Portuguese), Cockspur Rye, Cornadillo (Spanish), Seigle Ivre (French, ‘drunken grain’), Claviceps purpurea is a fungus that infects grains of rye...

Lycoperdon mixtecorum – Bovista

Lycoperdon mixtecorum – Bovista

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Lycoperdaceae GENUS: Lycoperdon SPECIES: Mixtecorum COMMON NAMES: Bovista, Lycoperdon Bovista, Puffballs, Bolita (‘little ball), Pata de Perro (‘dog’s paw’), Pedo del Diablo (‘fart of the devil’), Hongo Adivinador...

Papaver somniferum – Opium Poppy

Papaver somniferum – Opium Poppy

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

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),...