"Taraxacum albidum Taraxacum albidum is a species of dandelion that grows in eastern Eurasia. A member of the Asteraceae, it is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the southern part of Japan. It is sometimes mistaken for ""Taraxacum coreanum"", but ""T. coreanum"" grows wild chiefly in the Korean Peninsula and some parts of China. ""Taraxacum albidum"" is a cross between ""T. coreanum"" and ""Taraxacum japonicum"". (Tatsuyoshi Morita, ""Moleculer phylodenetic analyese of polyoloid complex of East Asian Taraxacum"" [sic], 1996-1997.) The deeply lobed leaves of this tap-rooted perennial plant form a basal rosette from which the long, slightly downy, unbranched hollow"
"weed in their common names, despite their beneficial qualities, such as ""Asclepias tuberosa"", commonly known as butterflyweed. Some other common species are: ""Cirsium lanceolatum, Cirsium palustre, Cirsium oleraceum"". Some ecological organizations, such as the Xerces Society, have attempted to raise awareness of the benefits of thistles, to counteract the general agricultural and home garden labeling of thistles as unwanted weeds. The monarch butterfly, ""Danaus plexippus"" for instance, was highlighted as relying upon thistles such as Tall thistle, ""Cirsium altissimum"", for its migration, as a very important nectar source. Although such organizations focus on the benefits of native thistles, non-native thistles,"
"Hieracium lachenalii Hieracium lachenalii also known as common hawkweed or yellow hawkweed is a species of plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to Europe but has become established as a weed in Australia and parts of North America. The species was widely known for many years as ""H. vulgatum"" but more recent studies indicated that the two names represented the same species. The name ""H. lachenalii"" was coined in 1802, ""H. vulgatum"" in 1819, so the older name is to be used. This common weed can grow and produce flowers on plants that range"
"Trichostema laxum Trichostema laxum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name turpentine weed from the foliage's scent. The annual plant is native to northern California and Oregon, at elevations below . It is found primarily in the Inner Northern California Coast Ranges, including the subranges of the Klamath Mountains and the Mayacamas Mountains. It grows in gravelly streambanks or sandy soil, of the mountains and foothills in chaparral, Foothill oak woodland, and Yellow pine forest habitats. The species has an affinity for serpentine soils. ""Trichostema laxum"" is an annual herb approaching in"
"Jacobaea vulgaris Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea, is a very common wild flower in the family Asteraceae that is native to northern Eurasia, usually in dry, open places, and has also been widely distributed as a weed elsewhere. Common names include ragwort, common ragwort, stinking willie, tansy ragwort, benweed, St. James-wort, stinking nanny/ninny/willy, staggerwort, dog standard, cankerwort, stammerwort. In the western United States it is generally known as tansy ragwort, or tansy, though its resemblance to the true tansy is superficial. Although the plant is often unwanted by landowners because it is considered a weed by many, it provides a"
"Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 ""Species Plantarum"". Since that time, a number of synonyms have published: There are at least four generally accepted subspecies: Vicia sativa Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. Although considered a weed when found growing in a cultivated grainfield, this hardy plant is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder. ""Vicia sativa"" is a sprawling annual herb, with hollow, four-sided, hairless to sparsely hairy stems which can reach two meters in maximum length. The leaves are stipulate, alternate and"
"Trichostema lanceolatum Trichostema lanceolatum, with the common names vinegarweed and camphor weed, is an annual flowering herb of the mint family native to western North America. The common name 'vinegarweed' originated due to its foliage containing volatile oils that have a strong vinegar odor. The oils have phytotoxic properties, which help the plant compete by killing or injuring other plant species. The plant is native to the Western United States from the Pacific Coast Ranges in Washington and Oregon, through California, and to northern Baja California state in México. It is found from above sea level to in elevation. California"
"plant"" or ""wild hyssop"". The common name ""blue vervain"" is also sometimes used, but also refers to ""V. hastata"". And of course, being the only member of its genus in much of its range, it is also simply known as ""the vervain"" locally. The common names of ""V. officinalis"" in many Central and Eastern European languages often associate it with iron, for example: Common vervain was scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus his 1753 ""Species Plantarum"". The scientific name references the Ancient Roman term ""verbena"", used for any sacrificial herb considered very powerful (as described e.g. by Pliny the Elder). ""Officinalis"","
"Garden Merit. The plant has been used in herbal medicine, and is also grown as a garden plant. Wild geranium is considered an astringent, a substance that causes contraction of the tissues and stops bleeding. The Mesquakie Indians brewed a root tea for toothache and for painful nerves and mashed the roots for treating hemorrhoids. Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum, the wild geranium, spotted geranium, or wood geranium, is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America, from southern Manitoba and southwestern Quebec south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota. It is known as"
"Tarragon Tarragon (""Artemisia dracunculus""), also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America, and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes. One subspecies, ""Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa"", is cultivated for use of the leaves as an aromatic culinary herb. In some other subspecies, the characteristic aroma is largely absent. The species is polymorphic. Informal names for distinguishing the variations include ""French tarragon"" (best for culinary use), ""Russian tarragon,"" and ""wild tarragon"" (covers various states). Tarragon grows to tall, with slender branched stems."
"Salvia officinalis Salvia officinalis (sage, also called garden sage, common sage, or culinary sage) is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times as an ornamental garden plant. The common name ""sage"" is also used for a number of related and unrelated species. ""Salvia officinalis"" has numerous common names. Some of the best-known are sage,"
"Vicia sativa Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. Although considered a weed when found growing in a cultivated grainfield, this hardy plant is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder. ""Vicia sativa"" is a sprawling annual herb, with hollow, four-sided, hairless to sparsely hairy stems which can reach two meters in maximum length. The leaves are stipulate, alternate and compound, each made up of 3–8 opposite pairs of linear, lance-shaped, oblong, or wedge-shaped, needle-tipped leaflets up to long. Each compound leaf ends in"
"becoming a rampant environmental weed when grown outside of its natural range. It has become an invasive weed in the United States, Australia, Europe, Africa, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The cultivars 'Blue Danube' and 'Blue Horizon' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum houstonianum (flossflower, bluemink, blueweed, pussy foot, Mexican paintbrush) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as bedding in gardens. The ordinary Ageratum is a perennial, herbaceous plant or a dwarf, or shrub. The plant grows to 0.3–1 m high, with ovate to triangular leaves 2–7 cm long, and"
"Most of the occurrences of the plant are within or near the Houston metropolitan area, which is undergoing rapid growth. Habitat is being claimed for residential and other development. Hymenoxys texana Hymenoxys texana is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names prairie dawn, Texas prairie dawn-flower, and Texas bitterweed. It is endemic to Texas, where it is known only from the general vicinity of Houston. It is threatened by the loss of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. ""Hymenoxys texana"" is an annual herb with"
"is traditionally prepared and consumed in Southeast Asia, where it has been known to exhibit both painkilling and stimulant qualities, behaving as a μ-opioid receptor agonist, and often being used in traditional Thai medicine in a similar way to and often as a replacement for opioid painkillers like morphine. Originally from China, the common gardenia (""Gardenia jasminoides"") is a widely grown garden plant and flower in frost-free climates worldwide. Several other species from the genus are also seen in horticulture. The genus ""Ixora"" contains plants cultivated in warmer-climate gardens; the most commonly grown species, ""Ixora coccinea"", is frequently used for"
"Hibiscus trionum Hibiscus trionum, commonly called flower-of-an-hour, bladder hibiscus, bladder ketmia, bladder weed, flower-of-the-hour, modesty, puarangi, shoofly, and venice mallow, is an annual plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. It has spread throughout southern Europe both as a weed and cultivated as a garden plant. It has been introduced to the United States as an ornamental where it has become naturalized as a weed of cropland and vacant land, particularly on disturbed ground. The plant grows to a height of , sometimes exceeding , and has white or yellow flowers with a purple centre. In the deeply"
"weed invasion. Prasophyllum fuscum Prasophyllum fuscum, commonly known as the slaty leek orchid or tawny leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to a small region of New South Wales. It has a single tubular green leaf and up to thirty greenish brown to reddish brown flowers. There is debate about the taxonomy of the species with some authorities considering ""Prasophyllum uroglossum"" as a separate species. Only about twenty five plants are known to survive in south-western Sydney. ""Prasophyllum fuscum"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single tube-shaped leaf long and wide at"
"Common names include butterfly weed, Canada root, chieger flower, chiggerflower, fluxroot, Indian paintbrush, Indian posy, orange milkweed, orange root, orange Swallow-wort, pleurisy root, silky swallow-wort, tuber root, yellow milkweed, white-root, windroot, butterfly love, butterflyweed, and butterfly milkweed. Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early autumn. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5–12 cm long, and 2–3 cm broad. This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins."
"Guaiacum officinale Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as roughbark lignum-vitae, guaiacwood or gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that is native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America. This small tree is very slow growing, reaching about in height with a trunk diameter of . The tree is essentially evergreen throughout most of its native range. The leaves are compound, in length, and wide. The blue flowers have five petals that yield a bright-yellow-orange fruit with red flesh and black seeds. ""Guaiacum officinale"" is the national flower of Jamaica. ""Guaiacum officinale"" is one"
"The foliage exudes a fragrant oil, hence the common name of tarweed. Madia elegans Madia elegans is an annual herbaceous plant species in the daisy family. It is generally known as the common madia, but there are several subspecies known by various common names. The ""Madia elegans"" plant is native to western North America from south-central Washington (state) to northern Baja California. It may be found in dry open forest, disturbed areas and grasslands from low to high elevations. ""Madia elegans"" is covered with short, stiff hairs. Glands are borne on stalks, especially near the flowers. The showy flower varies"
"Sisymbrium officinale Sisymbrium officinale, known as hedge mustard, (formerly ""Erysimum officinale"") is a plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found on roadsides and wasteland, and as a weed of arable land. A native of Europe and North Africa, it is now well-established throughout the world. It is distinct from the mustard plants which belong to the genus ""Brassica"". ""S. officinale"" is similar to other ""Sisymbrium"", but differs in its tall, erect stems with tiny flowers and fruits that are compacted parallel to the stem instead of hanging free. Hedge-mustard is food for the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera, such as"
"Among the herbs are: ""Calendula"", ""Allium schoenoprasum"", ""Artemisia dracunculus"" (tarragon), ""Ruta graveolens"" (rue grass), ""Helichrysum italicum"" (helichrysum), ""Melissa officinalis"", ""Mentha piperita"", ""Origanum vulgare"", ""Origanum majorana"" (marjoram), ""Pimpinella anisum"" (anise or pimpinella), ""Rheum officinalis"" (rhubarb), ""Rosmarinus officinalis"", ""Salvia officinalis"", ""Santolina chamaecyparissus"", Timo common ""Thymus"" 'Faustini', ""Thymus"" × ""citriodorus"" 'Anderson Gold' (thyme-leaved yellow). The Garden of the Hesperides contains citrus trees, including: lemon, bergamot orange, bitter orange, grapefruit, variegated calamondin, mandarin orange, Nagami kumquat, oval kumquat (""Fortunella margarita""), and Buddha's hand citron (""Citrus medica"" var. ""sarcodactylis""). In the upper area the landscape is set in a land once cultivated in rows and"
"gardens, and xeriscaping. ""Guaiacum angustifolium"" is a host plant for the caterpillars of the lyside sulphur (""Kricogonia lyside""). The leaves contain 16-18% crude protein and are browsed by White-tailed deer. Like other members of its genus, the international trade of Texas lignum-vitae is restricted by CITES Appendix II. Only seeds, pollen, and finished products ready for retail sale may be legally exported. Guaiacum angustifolium Guaiacum angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas in the United States and"
"galbanum, and onycha to make Ketoret, the Tabernacle incense of the Old Testament. Styrax officinalis Styrax officinalis is a species of shrub in the family Styracaceae. ""Styrax officinalis"" is a deciduous shrub reaching a height of . It has a simple, relaxed form, with very thin elliptical leaves long and wide, alternate and widely spaced on thin, reddish stems, with a tight, dark bark on basal stems. A small very light green, stalked axillary bud is associated with each leaf. The inflorescence is short and few-flowered. The flowers are axillary, bell-shaped, white and fragrant, about long. The corolla has 5–7"
"Calea ternifolia Calea ternifolia (syn. ""Calea zacatechichi"") is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. Its English language common names include bitter-grass, Mexican calea, and dream herb. It is used in traditional medicine and ritual in its native range. In Mexico the plant is used as an herbal remedy for dysentery and fever. The Zoque Popoluca people call the plant ""tam huñi"" (""bitter gum"") and use it to treat diarrhea and asthma, and the Mixe people know it as ""poop taam ujts"" (""white bitter herb"") and use it for"
"various State Acts. Hieracium Hieracium , known by the common name hawkweed and classically as hierakion (from ancient Greek ιεράξ, ""hierax"" 'hawk'), is a genus of the sunflower (""Helianthus"") family Asteraceae), and closely related to dandelion (""Taraxacum""), chicory (""Cichorium""), prickly lettuce (""Lactuca"") and sow thistle (""Sonchus""), which are part of the tribe Cichorieae. Hawkweeds, with their 10,000+ recorded species and subspecies, do their part to make Asteraceae the second largest family of flowers. Some botanists group all these species or subspecies into approximately 800 accepted species, while others prefer to accept several thousand species. Since most hawkweeds reproduce exclusively asexually"
"Anthoxanthum Anthoxanthum, commonly known as hornwort, vernal grasses, or vernalgrasses (Latinised Greek for ""yellow blossom""), is a genus of plants in the grass family.Jepson Manual Treatment The members of ""Anthoxanthum"" are widespread in temperate and subtropical parts of Africa and Eurasia, with a few species in tropical mountains. Some species have become naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. ""Anthoxanthum odoratum"" is a common species of acidic grassland and bogs in northern Europe. All the species reportedly contain the compound coumarin, used medicinally in many countries. The genus ""Hierochloe"" is included in ""Anthoxanthum"" by some recent authors. Others, however,"
"Hieracium Hieracium , known by the common name hawkweed and classically as hierakion (from ancient Greek ιεράξ, ""hierax"" 'hawk'), is a genus of the sunflower (""Helianthus"") family Asteraceae), and closely related to dandelion (""Taraxacum""), chicory (""Cichorium""), prickly lettuce (""Lactuca"") and sow thistle (""Sonchus""), which are part of the tribe Cichorieae. Hawkweeds, with their 10,000+ recorded species and subspecies, do their part to make Asteraceae the second largest family of flowers. Some botanists group all these species or subspecies into approximately 800 accepted species, while others prefer to accept several thousand species. Since most hawkweeds reproduce exclusively asexually by means of"
"Hymenoxys texana Hymenoxys texana is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names prairie dawn, Texas prairie dawn-flower, and Texas bitterweed. It is endemic to Texas, where it is known only from the general vicinity of Houston. It is threatened by the loss of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. ""Hymenoxys texana"" is an annual herb with delicate reddish or purplish stems growing only 10 or 15 centimeters (4-6 inches) tall. The leaves have rubbery, glandular blades which may be simple or divided into lobes, particularly"
"Kali tragus Kali tragus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is known by various common names such as prickly Russian thistle, windwitch, or common saltwort. It is widely known simply as tumbleweed because in many regions of the United States, it is the most common and most conspicuous species of tumbleweed. Informally, it also is known as ""salsola"", which was its generic name until fairly recently. ""Kali tragus"" is native to Eurasia, but in the 1870s, it appeared in South Dakota when flaxseed from Russia turned out to be contaminated with ""Kali"" seeds. Although it"
"Prasophyllum erythrocommum Prasophyllum erythrocommum, commonly known as the tan leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to Victoria. It has a single tubular green leaf and up to thirty small, greenish-brown to dark brown flowers. It is a very rare orchid, only known from a single small area north of Melbourne. ""Prasophyllum erythrocommum"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which only occurs as solitary individuals. It has a single tube-shaped leaf up to long and wide at the base. Between ten and thirty scented flowers are loosely arranged along a slender flowering stem long."
"further south in the United States to Texas and Arizona. Though sometimes considered a weed, spiderwort is a popular ornamental plant cultivated for borders and also used in containers. Where it appears as a volunteer, it is often welcomed and allowed to stay. Temperate species are grown as garden plants while tropical species such as ""T. zebrina"" and ""T. spathacea"" are used as house plants. A common cultivar responsible for most commercially available plants is derived from the naturally occurring interspecific hybrid (nothospecies) ""Tradescantia × andersoniana"", an invalid name more correctly referred to as 'Andersoniana Group' since it includes several"
"Leucas cephalotes The flowering annual herb Leucas cephalotes is a common weed which also has uses as an edible vegetable and herbal remedy. It has many common names, including guma, dronpushpi or drona puspi, and tou xu bai rong cao. It is a common plant across Asia from China to the Indian subcontinent. ""L. cephalotes"" springs up in cultivated fields as a weed, especially after a period of rain. It is collected for use as a leafy vegetable in rural areas. It is cultivated itself for its medicinal uses and is readily available in markets. One of the plant's most"