Lobelia inflata – Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflata – Indian Tobacco

by | Jan 1, 2010 | Plants

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...

Erthroxylum coca – Coca Bush

Erthroxylum coca – Coca Bush

by | Apr 8, 2009 | Plants

FAMILY: Erythroxylaceae (Coca Family)GENUS: ErythroxylumSPECIES: CocaCOMMON NAMES: Bolivian coca, Ceja de Montana Coca, Coca Bush, Coca del Perú, Cocaine Plant, Cocamama, Divine Plant of the Incas, Gran Remedio, Hunacoblatt, Khoka (Aymara, ‘tree’), Kuka...

Datura stramonium – Common Thorn Apple

Datura stramonium – Common Thorn Apple

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Solanaceae GENUS: Datura SPECIES: Stramonium COMMON NAMES: Ama:y’uhc (Mixe, ‘dangerous plant’), Apple Of Peru, Chamico (Quechua), Common Thorn Apple, Concombre Zombi (Caribic, ‘zombie cucumber’), Devil’s Apple, Devil’s...

Aconitum napellus – Monkshood

Aconitum napellus – Monkshood

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae GENUS: Aconitum SPECIES: Napellus COMMON NAMES: Aconite, Napel, Blue Aconite, Blue Rocket, Monkshood, Casque-de-Jupiter (Cap of Jupiter), Goatsbane, Helm, Hex, Odins Hut, Monkshood Plant, Ra-dug-gam’dzim-pa (Tibetan), Thora Quasi Phtora...

Ephedra gerardiana – Somalata

Ephedra gerardiana – Somalata

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Plants

FAMILY: Ephedraceae GENUS: Ephedra SPECIES: Gerardiana COMMON NAMES: Amsania, Budagur, Chefrat, Khanda Ma Houng (Tibetan), Ma-huang (Chinese), Narom (Pakistani), Oman (Pashto), Raci, Sang Kaba (Sherpa, ‘kaba incense’), Sikkim Ephedra, Soma, Somalata...