Piper methysticum – Kava Kava

Piper methysticum – Kava Kava

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Kava Kava, Plants

FAMILY: Piperaceae GENUS: Piper SPECIES: Methysticum COMMON NAMES: Ava, Ava Pepper, Intoxicating Pepper, Kawa Awa, Kawa Kawa, Wati, Yogona, Waka Piper methysticum is a bushy evergreen which usually grows about two meters tall, though it can reach heights of as much as...

Phalaris arundinacea – Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea – Reed Canary Grass

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Gramineae: Poaceae GENUS: Phalaris SPECIES: Arundinacea COMMON NAMES: Bentgrass, Reed Canary Grass, Glanzgras, Reed Grass Phalaris arundinacea is a perennial grass with gray-green stalks that grow about 2 meters tall, long, wide leaves with rough edges, and...

Lophophora williamsii – Peyote

Lophophora williamsii – Peyote

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Cactaceae GENUS: Lophophora SPECIES: Williamsii COMMON NAMES: Azee (Navajo), Bad Seed, Beyo (Otomi), Biisung (Delaware), Camaba (Tepehuano), Chiee (Cora), Devil’s Root, Diabolic Root, Divine Herb, Dry Whiskey, Dumpling Cactus, Hikuli (Tarahumara), Ho...

Petunia violaceae – Shanin

Petunia violaceae – Shanin

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Petunia SPECIES: Violacea COMMON NAMES: Petunia, Shanin Most types of cultivated Petunia are hybrids of Petunia violacea, which has a purple flower, and Petunia axillaris, which has a white flower.  P. violacea is a perrenial herb in the wild...

Camellia sinensis – Tea Plant

Camellia sinensis – Tea Plant

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Theaceae GENUS: Camellia SPECIES: Sinensis COMMON NAMES: Arbre A The, Caha (Sanskrit), Cajnoe, Derevo (Russian), Gur Gur Cha, Herba Thee, Kaiser-thee, Ojandonnassame Tzshe, Syamaparni (Sanskrit), Tea Plant, Tea-shrub, Teyila (Malayalam), Russian Tea Plant...