Lobelia inflata – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflata – Indian Tobacco
FAMILY: Campanulaceae GENUS: Lobelia SPECIES: Inflata COMMON NAMES: Indian tobacco, Pukeweed, Rapuntium inflatum, Asthma Weed, Gagroot, Vomitwort, Bladderpod, Eyebright Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herb which grows up to three feet tall. It has hairy green...

Erythrina berteroana – Pito Coral Tree

Erythrina berteroana – Pito Coral Tree
FAMILY: Leguminosae GENUS: Erythrina SPECIES: Berteroana COMMON NAMES: Aposhi, Chilicote, Colorin, Coral Bean, K’ante (Lacandon, ‘yellow tree’), Peonia, Pito Coral Tree, Tzinacancuahuitl (Aztec) Erythrina berteroana is a shrub-like tree that may grow...

Cannabis sativa – Fiber Hemp

Cannabis sativa – Fiber Hemp
FAMILY: Cannabaceae GENUS: Cannabis SPECIES: Sativa COMMON NAMES: Agra, Bang, Bushman Grass, Canape (Italian), Canep (Albanian), Cannabis, Dagga, Damo (Tagalog, ‘grass’), El-keif (Lebanese), Entorpecente (‘sedative agent’), Esra (Turkish,...

Verbena officinalis – Vervain

Verbena officinalis – Vervain
FAMILY: Verbenaceae GENUS: Verbena SPECIES: Officinalis COMMON NAMES: Verbena, Verbenaca, Vervain, Veneris Herba, Herba Sacra, Holy Wort, Druid’s Weed, Enchanter’s Plant, Juno’s Tears, Brittanica, Pigeon’s Grass, Pigeonwood, Simpler’s...

Calea zacatechichi – Dream Herb

Calea zacatechichi – Dream Herb
FAMILY: Compositae (Sunflower Family) GENUS: Calea SPECIES: Zacatechichi COMMON NAMES: Ahuapatli, Amula, Atanasia amarga, Aztec Dream Grass, Bejuco Chismuyo, Betonica, Bitter Grass, Chapote, Chichicxihuitl, Dream Herb, Falso Simonillo, Hoja Madre, Iztactzapotl,...