"for low hedges. However it is slow-growing and may take several years to reach the desired height. Together with a gold form, ""L. nobilis"" 'Aurea' and a willow-leaved form ""L. nobilis"" f. ""angustifolia"" it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. In herbal medicine, aqueous extracts of bay laurel have been used as an astringent and salve for open wounds. It is also used in massage therapy and aromatherapy. A traditional folk remedy for rashes caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and stinging nettle is a poultice soaked in boiled bay leaves. The Roman naturalist Pliny the"
"Laurus Laurus is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus contains three or more species, including the bay laurel or sweet bay, ""L. nobilis"", widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and a culinary herb. They are slow-growing, large, evergreen aromatic shrubs or trees with alternate, ovate leaves and insignificant yellow male and female flowers borne on separate plants (dioecious). They are frost-hardy but in temperate zones they require a sheltered spot in full sun that is not subject to prolonged freezing. Plants in pots can be moved into a cold greenhouse during the winter"
"Cyperus papyrus, Echinops ritro, Ficus carica, Foeniculum vulgare, Gossypium herbaceum, Hedera helix, Hordeum vulgare, Hyoscyamus spp., Hyoscyamus aureus, Hyssopus officinalis, Laurus nobilis, Lavandula stoechas, Lawsonia inermis, Lens culinaris, Lilium candidum, Linum usitatissimum, Lolium temulentum, Lycium chinense, Majorana syriaca, Mentha longifolia, Micromeria fruticosa, Morus nigra, Myrtus communis, Nerium oleander, Nicotiana glauca, Nigella sativa, Olea europaea, Ornithogalum spp., Phoenix dactylifera, Phragmites australis, Pinus densiflora, Populus nigra var. Italica, Prunus dulcis, Punica granatum, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus glauca, Ricinus communis, Rosa canina, Rosa hybrida, Rosa phoenicia, Rubia tinctorum, Ruta chalepensis, Salvia fruticosa, Salvia hierosolymitana, Silybum marianum, Sternbergia clusiana, Trachycarpus fortunei, Triticum aestivum, Urtica urens,"
"its former range around the Mediterranean. Laurus Laurus is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus contains three or more species, including the bay laurel or sweet bay, ""L. nobilis"", widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and a culinary herb. They are slow-growing, large, evergreen aromatic shrubs or trees with alternate, ovate leaves and insignificant yellow male and female flowers borne on separate plants (dioecious). They are frost-hardy but in temperate zones they require a sheltered spot in full sun that is not subject to prolonged freezing. Plants in pots can be moved into"
"The species originally grown was ""L. stoechas"". Lavender was one of the holy herbs used in the biblical Temple to prepare the holy essence, and ""nard"" ('nerd' in Hebrew) is mentioned in the Song of Solomon (4,14) During Roman times, flowers were sold for 100 ""denarii"" per pound, which was about the same as a month's wages for a farm laborer, or fifty haircuts from the local barber. Its late Latin name was ""lavandārius"", from ""lavanda"" (things to be washed), from the verb ""lavāre"" (to wash). This is based on the classification of Upson and Andrews, 2004. Lavandula Lavandula (common"
"Apple, Huile Essentielle de Camomille Romaine, Low Chamomile, Manzanilla, Manzanilla Romana, Ormenis nobilis, Roman Chamomile Essential Oil, Romische Kamille, Sweet Chamomile, Whig Plant. Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobile commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), Roman chamomile, English chamomile, garden chamomile, ground apple, low chamomile, mother's daisy or whig plant, is a low perennial plant found in dry fields and around gardens and cultivated grounds in Europe, North America, and in Argentina. ""C. nobile"" is, along with ""Matricaria chamomilla"", an important source of the herbal product known as chamomile. ""Chamaemelum nobile"" has daisy-like white flowers and procumbent stems; the leaves are"
"Lobelia chinensis Lobelia chinensis, commonly known as Asian lobelia, Chinese Lobelia, and Herba Lobellae Chinensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name (). ""L. chinensis"" is a small perennial herb that grows in tangled clumps from to long. It has a long, thin, branching stem that is olive green and green-brown crumpled narrow leaves. It has little to no odor and a sweet and pungent taste. When harvesting herbs for medical use, the ones with the greenest stems and"
"as diuretic. [4] [4] Laurelia sempervirens Laurelia sempervirens, commonly called Peruvian nutmeg, from mapuche: tihue, trihue, also called Chilean laurel or Chilean sassafras. It is a species of Evergreen tree in the family Atherospermataceae, formerly Monimiaceae family, in the southern hemisphere genus of plant ""Laurelia"", not closely related to Lauraceae despite the similarity. It is endemic to Chile. It occurs 34–41° South Latitude. They require a warm subtropical to tropical climate that is cool but also frost-free or with only very slight winter frosts not below -4 °C, and with high summer heat, rainfall, and humidity. This is, the laurel"
"Lupinus spectabilis Lupinus spectabilis is a species of lupine known by the common name shaggyhair lupine. It is endemic to a section of the central Sierra Nevada foothills in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, where it is a member of the serpentine soils flora. ""Lupinus spectabilis"" is a hairy annual herb growing 20 to 60 centimeters tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of usually 9 leaflets measuring 1 to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence bears whorls of flowers each just over a centimeter in length. The flower is usually blue with a white patch on its banner, but all-white"
"the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The plant has been traditionally thought to protect against thunderstorms, and grown on house roofs for that reason, which is why it is called House Leek. Many of its popular names in different languages reflect an association with the Roman thunder-god Jupiter, notably the Latin ""barba Jovis"" (Jupiter's beard), referred to in the ""Floridus"" traditionally attributed to Aemilius Macer, and its French derivative ""joubarbe"", which has in turn given rise to ""jubard"" and ""jo-barb"" in English; or with the Norse thunder-god Thor as in German ""Donnerbart"". It is also called simply ""thunder-plant""."
"Nerium Nerium oleander is a shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive ""Olea"". It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. The ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco may have taken its name from the Berber name ""alili"" or ""oualilt"" for the flower. Oleander is one of the most poisonous commonly grown garden"
"Hippuris vulgaris Hippuris vulgaris (from Greek: ἵππος — ""horse"" and οὐρά — ""tail""), known as mare's-tail or common mare's tail, is a common aquatic plant of Eurasia and North America ranging from Greenland to the Tibetan Plateau to Arizona. It prefers non-acidic waters. The species is also sometimes called horsetail, a name which is better reserved to the horsetails of genus ""Equisetum"". These are unrelated to ""H. vulgaris"", although there is some resemblance in appearance. The common mare's tail is a creeping, perennial herb, found in shallow waters and mud flats. It roots underwater, but most of its leaves are"
"successful in the Mediterranean region with notable specimens in northern Italy; further north in the United Kingdom it will grow, but only very slowly due to the cooler summers. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Golden Larch is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Chinese herbology, where it is called ""jīn qián sōng"" (). ""Pseudolarix amabilis"" is used in traditional Chinese medicine as dermatologic antifungal remedy. Pseudolarix Pseudolarix is a monotypic genus of coniferous trees in the pine family Pinaceae. The sole species, Pseudolarix amabilis, is commonly known as the golden larch,"
"of the respiratory tract, fever, infections, cold, and flu. Berberis vulgaris Berberis vulgaris, also known as common barberry, European barberry or simply barberry, is a shrub in the genus ""Berberis"". It produces edible but sharply acidic berries, which people in many countries eat as a tart and refreshing fruit. The shrub is native to central and southern Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia; it is also naturalised in northern Europe, including the British Isles and Scandinavia, and North America. In the United States and Canada, it has become established in the wild over an area from Nova Scotia to Nebraska,"
"flowers have been noted. The fruit is a very hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long. Lupinus spectabilis Lupinus spectabilis is a species of lupine known by the common name shaggyhair lupine. It is endemic to a section of the central Sierra Nevada foothills in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, where it is a member of the serpentine soils flora. ""Lupinus spectabilis"" is a hairy annual herb growing 20 to 60 centimeters tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of usually 9 leaflets measuring 1 to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence bears whorls of flowers each just over a"
"disapprobation. The idea that Pope Gregory I (540 – 604) authorized the consumption of laurices during Lent and other fasts, declaring them to be a ""marine"" species, like fish or shellfish is false. Laurices The term laurices refers to the fetus of the rabbit (""Oryctolagus cuniculus"") prepared without evisceration and consumed as a table delicacy. The word is the plural of the Latin word laurex (variant ""laurix"", n. masc., pl. ""laurices""; English singular occasionally ""laurice""), assumed to have been borrowed from an Iberian source. The word is normally found in the plural number, since, due to their size, more than"
"'upland cress', 'English wintercress' and 'yellow rocket'. The genus name ""Barbarea"" derives from Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen and miners, as this plant in the past was used to soothe the wounds caused by explosions. The species Latin name ""vulgaris"" means “common”. Most ""B. vulgaris"" genotypes are naturally resistant to some insect species that are otherwise specialized on the crucifer family. In the case of diamondback moth (""Plutella xylostella"") and the flea beetle ""Phyllotreta nemorum"", the resistance is caused by saponins. Glucosinolates such as glucobarbarin and glucobrassicin are used as a cue for egg-laying by female cabbage white"
"helpful, but if the smell remains on the hands, one can mistake a subsequent poisonous plant for bear garlic. When the leaves of ""A. ursinum"" and ""Arum maculatum"" first sprout, they look similar, but unfolded ""Arum maculatum"" leaves have irregular edges and many deep veins, while ramsons leaves are convex with a single main vein. The leaves of lily of the valley are paired, dull green and come from a single reddish-purple stem, while the leaves of ""A. ursinum"" emerge individually and are bright green. The Latin name is due to the brown bear's taste for the bulbs and its"
"variety with high alkaloid content in leaves but not in the seeds. Lupinus mutabilis Lupinus mutabilis is a species of lupin grown in the Andes, mainly for its edible bean. Vernacular names include tarwi ""(tarhui)"", chocho, altramuz, Andean lupin, South American lupin, Peruvian field lupin, and pearl lupin. There are different aspects why ""L. mutabilis"" could become an important international crop. But until now, the high content of alkaloids in the seed is the main reason why the crop is not well known outside the Andes. This content could be decreased by different processes. The origin of ""L. mutabilis"" has"
"or Herbert's thinking. For instance the 'Knight's Star' has been compared to Linnaeus' decoration as a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star. The Latin word ""equestris"" (of a knight, or horseman) may have been confused with ""equi"" (of a horse), or possibly Herbert was making a literary Knight's Move on the Linnaean term. The flower name has even been compared to the mediaeval weapon, the spoked mace or Morning Star which it superficially resembles. Although the 1987 decision settled the question of the scientific name of the genus, the common name ""amaryllis"" continues to be used. Bulbs sold"
"zones 4–8. The herb contains the alkaloid leonurine. Among other chemical constituents, it also contains stachydrine, bitter iridoid glycosides (leonuride), diterpinoids, flavonoids (including rutin and quercetin), tannins, volatile oils, and vitamin A. Leonurus cardiaca Leonurus cardiaca, known as motherwort, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Other common names include throw-wort, lion's ear, and lion's tail. Lion's tail also being a common name for ""Leonotis leonurus"", and lion's ear, a common name for ""Leonotis nepetifolia"". Originally from Central Asia and southeastern Europe, it is now found worldwide, spread largely due to its use as a herbal remedy."
"Leaves higher on the stem have prominent sheaths. The inflorescence is a webbed umbel of yellow flowers with rays up to 12 centimeters long. This plant was used as a food and medicinal remedy by many Native American groups. Lomatium utriculatum Lomatium utriculatum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name common lomatium or spring gold. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of habitat including chaparral, and in the Sierra Nevada. ""Lomatium utriculatum"" is a hairless to lightly hairy perennial herb"
"and ""Lycium chinense"", whose fruits (wolfberries or goji berries) are an important traditional food crop in China and have recently become a popular health food all over the world. The generic name ""Lycium"" is derived from the Greek word λυκιον (""lykion""), which was applied by Pliny the Elder (23-79) and Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40-90) to a plant known as dyer's buckthorn. It was probably a ""Rhamnus"" species and was named for Lycia (Λυκία), the ancient southern Anatolian region in which it grew. The berry is called ""lycii fructus"" (""lycium fruit"") in old Latin pharmacological texts. ""Lycium"" are shrubs, often thorny,"
"Pulmonaria officinalis Pulmonaria officinalis, common names lungwort, common lungwort, Mary's tears or Our Lady's milk drops, is a herbaceous rhizomatous evergreen perennial plant of the genus ""Pulmonaria"", belonging to the family Boraginaceae The genus name comes from the Latin ""Pulmoa"" meaning ""lung"" and was first used by Leonhart Fuchs (1501 – 1566), a German physician and one of the three founding fathers of botany. The species has been named ""officinalis"" by Carl Linnaeus for the medical properties of these plants, used since the Middle Ages to treat coughs and diseases of the chest, because of the doctrine of signatures whereby"
"Lathyrus sativus Lathyrus sativus, also known as grass pea, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, white pea and white vetch, is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa. It is a particularly important crop in areas that are prone to drought and famine, and is thought of as an 'insurance crop' as it produces reliable yields when all other crops fail. The seeds contain a neurotoxin that causes a neurodegenerative disease when the seeds are consumed as a primary protein source for a prolonged period. ""Lathyrus sativus"""
"Arum maculatum Arum maculatum is a common woodland plant species of the family Araceae. It is widespread across most of Europe, as well as Turkey and the Caucasus. It is known by an abundance of common names including snakeshead, adder's root, arum, wild arum, arum lily, lords-and-ladies, devils and angels, cows and bulls, cuckoo-pint, soldiers diddies, priest's pintle, Adam and Eve, bobbins, naked girls, naked boys, starch-root, wake robin, friar's cowl, sonsie-give-us-your-hand, jack in the pulpit and cheese and toast. The name ""lords-and-ladies"" and other gender-related names refer to the plant's likeness to male and female genitalia symbolising copulation. The"
"Hosackia gracilis Hosackia gracilis, synonym ""Lotus formosissimus"", is a species of legume native to western North America from British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to California. It was first described by George Bentham. It is known by the common name harlequin lotus. It grows in moist spots in the coastal mountains and down to the oceanside bluffs. It is a perennial herb growing upright or spreading to about 0.5 m in maximum length. It is lined with leaves each made up of a few oppositely arranged oval leaflets up to 2 cm long. The inflorescence is made up of several"
"Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula angustifolia (lavender most commonly true lavender or English lavender, though not native to England; also garden lavender, common lavender, narrow-leaved lavender), formerly ""L. officinalis"", is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.). It is a strongly aromatic shrub growing as high as tall. The leaves are evergreen, long, and broad. The flowers are pinkish-purple (lavender-coloured), produced on spikes long at the top of slender, leafless stems long. The species name ""angustifolia"" is Latin for ""narrow leaf"". Previously, it was known as ""Lavandula officinalis"", referring to its medicinal properties."
"Lupinus covillei Lupinus covillei is a species of lupine known by the common name shaggy lupine. ""Lupinus covillei"" is an erect perennial herb growing up to tall. The shaggy-haired palmate leaves are made up of several leaflets each up to long. The herbage is coated in long, shaggy hairs. The inflorescence is a raceme of many flowers, sometimes arranged in whorls. Each flower is about a centimeter long and blue in color with a yellowish spot on the banner. The fruit is a woolly legume pod up to long. ""Lupinus covillei"" is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where"
"Lupinus sericatus Lupinus sericatus is a species of lupine known by the common name Cobb Mountain lupine. It is endemic to the North Coast Ranges of California north of the San Francisco Bay Area, where it grows in the forest, woodlands, and chaparral of the slopes and canyons. It easily colonizes disturbed habitat as well. This is a perennial herb growing up to half a meter tall. Each palmate leaf is made up of 4 to 7 distinctive wide spoon-shaped leaflets each 3 to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of several whorls of purple flowers, each flower"
"an unpleasant odour. Heracleum sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium, commonly known as hogweed, common hogweed or cow parsnip, is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant, in the umbelliferous family Apiaceae that includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed. It is native to Europe and Asia. The common name eltrot may also be applied, but is not specific to this species. Umbelliferous plants are so named because of the umbrella-like arrangement of flowers they produce. The North American species ""Heracleum maximum"" (also called cow parsnip) is sometimes included as a subspecies of ""H. sphondylium"". The plant provides a great deal of"
"lycii (leaves), etc., in modern official pharmacopeias. Since about 2000, goji berry and derived products became common in the West as health foods or alternative medicine remedies extending from exaggerated and unproven claims about their health benefits. The genus name ""Lycium"" was assigned by Linnaeus in 1753. The Latin name ""lycium"" is derived from the Greek word λυκιον (""lykion""), used by Pliny the Elder (23-79) and Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40-90) for a plant known as dyer's buckthorn, which was probably a ""Rhamnus"" species. The Greek word refers to the ancient region of Lycia (Λυκία) in Anatolia, where that plant grew."
"Pliny the Elder said the latter plant was called ""salvia"" by the Romans, and used as a diuretic, a local anesthetic for the skin, a styptic, and for other uses. Charlemagne recommended the plant for cultivation in the early Middle Ages, and during the Carolingian Empire, it was cultivated in monastery gardens. Walafrid Strabo described it in his poem ""Hortulus"" as having a sweet scent and being useful for many human ailments—he went back to the Greek root for the name and called it ""lelifagus"". The plant had a high reputation throughout the Middle Ages, with many sayings referring to"