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Common Hop

Common Hop
Latin Name: Humulus lupulus
Description of Appearance: Humulus lupulus is a vigorous, herbaceous, perennial climbing plant that produces cone-like flowers called hops. The plant has serrated leaves and produces fragrant flowers in shades of greenish-yellow.
Common Names:
  • Common Hop
  • Hop

Common Poppy

Common Poppy
Latin Name: Papaver rhoeas
Description of Appearance: The Papaver rhoeas plant is known for its bright red petals with dark spots at the base and a black center. It has hairy stems and leaves, with a delicate appearance.
Common Names:
  • Common Poppy
  • Field Poppy
  • Corn Poppy
  • Flanders Poppy

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower
Latin Name: Helianthus annuus
Description of Appearance: The Helianthus annuus plant is tall with rough, hairy stems and large, bright yellow flower heads. The leaves are broad and heart-shaped.
Common Names:
  • Common Sunflower
  • Sunflower

Common Vervain

Common Vervain
Latin Name: Verbena officinalis
Description of Appearance: Common Vervain is a herbaceous perennial plant with slender spikes of small purple flowers. It has a sprawling growth habit and toothed leaves.
Common Names:
  • Common Vervain
  • Common Verbena
  • Vervain
  • Herb of Grace

Common Wheat

Common Wheat
Latin Name: Triticum aestivum
Description of Appearance: Triticum aestivum is a cereal plant that typically grows to about 3 feet tall. It has long, slender leaves and an inflorescence at the top of the stem that produces grains.
Common Names:
  • Common Wheat
  • Bread Wheat
  • Wheat

Conifers

Conifers
Latin Name: Pinopsida
Description of Appearance: Pinopsida refers to a class of gymnosperm plants that are typically cone-bearing and have needle-like or scale-like leaves. They are generally evergreen trees or shrubs.
Common Names:
  • Conifers
  • Pines
  • Spruces
  • Firs
  • Cedars
  • Junipers

Copaiba

Copaiba
Latin Name: Copaifera officinalis
Description of Appearance: The Copaiba plant is a large tree native to the Amazon rainforest, with smooth bark and compound leaves. It produces small white flowers and a fruit that contains seeds used to extract the oil.
Common Names:
  • Copaiba
  • Copaiba Balsam

Coriander Seed

Coriander Seed
Latin Name: Coriandrum sativum
Description of Appearance: Coriander is a small, herbaceous plant with delicate, feathery leaves and small white to pink flowers.
Common Names:
  • Coriander Seed
  • Cilantro
  • Chinese parsley
  • Dhaniya

Cranberry

Cranberry
Latin Name: Vaccinium macrocarpon
Description of Appearance: Cranberry plants are low-growing evergreen shrubs with small, oval-shaped leaves. They produce small, red berries that are tart and often used in cooking and beverages.
Common Names:
  • Cranberry
  • Large Cranberry
  • American Cranberry

Cumin

Cumin
Latin Name: Cuminum cyminum
Description of Appearance: Cumin plant is a small, slender, herbaceous annual plant that reaches a height of 30-50 cm. It has deeply divided, feathery leaves and small pink or white flowers.
Common Names:
  • Cumin
  • Cumin Plant

Cypress

Cypress
Latin Name: Cupressus
Description of Appearance: Cypress trees are coniferous evergreens that typically have a tall, slender shape with scale-like leaves and small round cones.
Common Names:
  • Cypress
  • Cedar

Damask Rose

Damask Rose
Latin Name: Rosa damascena
Description of Appearance: The Damask Rose is a deciduous shrub with fragrant pink flowers and serrated green leaves.
Common Names:
  • Damask Rose
  • Rose of Castile
  • Rose of Damascus

Dandelion

Dandelion
Latin Name: Taraxacum officinale
Description of Appearance: common yellow flowered plant
Common Names:
  • Dandelion

Davana

Davana
Latin Name: Artemisia pallens
Description of Appearance: Davana is a small aromatic herb with green leaves and small, yellow flowers.
Common Names:
  • Davana
  • Artemisia pallens

Desert broomrape

Desert broomrape
Latin Name: Cistanche tubulosa
Description of Appearance: Cistanche tubulosa is a parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and mainly consists of fleshy, yellowish-brown stems with small flowers clustered at the top.
Common Names:
  • Desert broomrape
  • Suo Yang

Desert Rose

Desert Rose
Latin Name: Adenium obesum
Description of Appearance: The Desert Rose is a beautiful flowering succulent plant with thick stems and lush green leaves. It produces showy, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, red, or white.
Common Names:
  • Desert Rose
  • Impala Lily
  • Mock Azalea

Dill

Dill
Latin Name: Anethum graveolens
Description of Appearance: Dill is a feathery green herb with thin, delicate leaves that grow on long, slender stems. It produces small yellow flowers that eventually turn into seeds.
Common Names:
  • Dill
  • Dill Weed
  • Dill Seed

Dog Rose

Dog Rose
Latin Name: Rosa canina
Description of Appearance: The Dog Rose is a woody perennial shrub with pink or white flowers and bright red oval-shaped fruit, known as rose hips.
Common Names:
  • Dog Rose
  • Wild Rose
  • Briar Rose

Dong Quai

Dong Quai
Latin Name: Angelica sinensis
Description of Appearance: Dong Quai is a perennial plant with large, smooth, and hollow stems. It has umbrella-shaped clusters of white or pale green flowers.
Common Names:
  • Dong Quai
  • Angelica sinensis
  • female ginseng

Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir
Latin Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Description of Appearance: The Douglas Fir is a tall conifer tree with a straight trunk, dense foliage, and pointed needles. The cones are distinctive with three-pointed bracts extending from each scale.
Common Names:
  • Fir Douglas
  • Douglas Fir

Eastern Hemlock

Eastern Hemlock
Latin Name: Tsuga canadensis
Description of Appearance: The Tsuga canadensis is a large evergreen tree with a conical shape, dark green needles, and small cones.
Common Names:
  • Eastern Hemlock
  • Canadian Hemlock
  • Hemlock Spruce

Eastern teaberry

Eastern teaberry
Latin Name: Gaultheria procumbens
Description of Appearance: Gaultheria procumbens is a small, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. It produces small, white, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in summer, followed by bright red berries in the fall.
Common Names:
  • Eastern teaberry
  • Checkerberry
  • Boxberry
  • American wintergreen

Eastern White Cedar

Eastern White Cedar
Latin Name: Thuja occidentalis
Description of Appearance: Thuja occidentalis is a coniferous evergreen tree with scale-like leaves arranged in flattened sprays. The foliage is dark green in color and the tree has a narrow, conical shape.
Common Names:
  • Eastern White Cedar
  • White Cedar
  • American Arborvitae

Echinacea

Echinacea
Latin Name: Echinacea purpurea
Description of Appearance: Purple coneflower with spiky petals
Common Names:
  • Echinacea

Elemi

Elemi
Latin Name: Canarium luzonicum
Description of Appearance: The Elemi plant is a tropical tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall. It has a straight trunk with smooth grayish bark and glossy green leaves.
Common Names:
  • Elemi
  • Pili
  • Philippine elemi

English walnut

English walnut
Latin Name: Juglans regia
Description of Appearance: Juglans regia is a deciduous tree with a broad crown, reaching heights of 50-70 feet. It has pinnately compound leaves with 5-9 leaflets and produces round, green fruit that encloses the edible walnut.
Common Names:
  • English walnut
  • Common walnut
  • Persian walnut

English Yew

English Yew
Latin Name: Taxus baccata
Description of Appearance: Taxus baccata is an evergreen conifer tree with dark green needles and bright red berries. It has a conical shape and can grow to be quite large.
Common Names:
  • English Yew
  • European Yew
  • Common Yew

Ephedra

Ephedra
Latin Name: Ephedra
Description of Appearance: Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, with slender, jointed stems and scale-like leaves. They often resemble small conifers and are commonly found in arid regions.
Common Names:
  • Ephedra
  • Mormon tea
  • Joint pine

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus
Latin Name: Eucalyptus
Description of Appearance: Eucalyptus trees are tall, evergreen plants with long, lance-shaped leaves that produce a distinct menthol-like aroma. The bark of the tree is often smooth and colorful, shedding in long strips.
Common Names:
  • Eucalyptus
  • Gum tree

European Plum

European Plum
Latin Name: Prunus domestica
Description of Appearance: Prunus domestica is a deciduous tree that typically grows up to 5 to 10 meters tall. It has dark green, oval-shaped leaves and produces small white flowers in early spring, followed by edible fruits (plums) in late summer or early fall.
Common Names:
  • European Plum
  • Common Plum
  • Garden Plum

Fennel

Fennel
Latin Name: Foeniculum vulgare
Description of Appearance: feathery green leaves and yellow flowers
Common Names:
  • Fennel

Field Mint

Field Mint
Latin Name: Mentha arvensis
Description of Appearance: Mentha arvensis is a perennial plant with fragrant leaves that are lance-shaped and serrated along the edges. It produces small white or lilac flowers in dense clusters.
Common Names:
  • Field Mint
  • Corn Mint
  • Wild Mint

Finger Root

Finger Root
Latin Name: Boesenbergia rotunda
Description of Appearance: Finger Root is a slender, elongated root that resembles fingers hence the name. It has a brown skin and a yellowish interior.
Common Names:
  • Finger Root
  • Chinese Keys
  • Krachai

Fishberry

Fishberry
Latin Name: Anamirta cocculus
Description of Appearance: Anamirta cocculus is a woody climbing plant that produces small, round fruits. The fruits are bright red when ripe and contain a single seed inside.
Common Names:
  • Fishberry
  • Cocculus
  • Levant Nut
  • Indian Berry

Flaxseed

Flaxseed
Latin Name: Linum usitatissimum
Description of Appearance: Flaxseed is a delicate plant with slender stems and blue, pale pink, or white flowers. It produces small, round seeds that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and fiber.
Common Names:
  • Flaxseed
  • Linseed
  • Flax

Foeniculum vulgare

Foeniculum vulgare
Latin Name: Fennel
Description of Appearance: Feathery leaves, yellow flowers
Common Names:
  • Foeniculum vulgare

Frankincense Carterii

Frankincense Carterii
Latin Name: Boswellia sacra
Description of Appearance: The Boswellia sacra is a small tree with papery peeling bark, bearing pinnate leaves and small white flowers. It exudes a resin which is harvested as frankincense.
Common Names:
  • Frankincense Carterii
  • Olibanum

Frankincense Frereana

Frankincense Frereana
Latin Name: Boswellia frereana
Description of Appearance: Boswellia frereana is a small deciduous tree with a knotty trunk, papery bark, and pinnate leaves. It produces small white flowers and has distinctive resinous droplets known as frankincense.
Common Names:
  • Frankincense Frereana
  • Somali Frankincense
  • Maydi
  • Yemenite Chewing Gum

Frankincense tree

Frankincense tree
Latin Name: Boswellia carterii
Description of Appearance: The Boswellia carterii is a small tree with papery bark and compound leaves. It produces clusters of small white flowers and resin known as frankincense.
Common Names:
  • Frankincense tree
  • Olibanum tree

Galangal Root

Galangal Root
Latin Name: Alpinia galanga
Description of Appearance: Galangal root is a rhizomatous perennial plant with tall stems, narrow leaves, and white to pink flowers. The rhizome is the most commonly used part and resembles ginger but has a sharper, citrusy flavor.
Common Names:
  • Galangal Root
  • Greater Galangal
  • Siamese Ginger

Galangal

Galangal
Latin Name: Kaempferia galanga
Description of Appearance: Kaempferia galanga is a perennial herb with long, narrow leaves and white or pink flowers. The rhizomes are aromatic and have a pungent flavor.
Common Names:
  • Galangal
  • Greater Galangal
  • Thai Galangal

Galbanum

Galbanum
Latin Name: Ferula galbaniflua
Description of Appearance: Galbanum is a perennial herb with tall stems, small yellow-green flowers, and fern-like leaves.
Common Names:
  • Galbanum

Garlic

Garlic
Latin Name: Allium sativum
Description of Appearance: Bulb composed of multiple cloves
Common Names:
  • Garlic

Geranium

Geranium
Latin Name: Pelargonium
Description of Appearance: Geraniums are herbaceous plants with lobed leaves and clusters of brightly colored, five-petaled flowers. They come in a variety of colors such as red, pink, white, and purple.
Common Names:
  • Geranium
  • Pelargonium

Ginger

Ginger
Latin Name: Zingiber officinale
Description of Appearance: Root with a spicy fragrance
Common Names:
  • Ginger

Gingergrass

Gingergrass
Latin Name: Cymbopogon martini
Description of Appearance: Gingergrass is a tall, aromatic grass with long, slender leaves and reddish stems. It has a pleasant, citrusy fragrance.
Common Names:
  • Gingergrass
  • Palmarosa
  • Roxo Grass

Ginkgo

Ginkgo
Latin Name: Ginkgo biloba
Description of Appearance: Deciduous tree with fan-shaped leaves
Common Names:
  • Ginkgo

Ginseng

Ginseng
Latin Name: Panax ginseng
Description of Appearance: A slow-growing perennial plant with fleshy roots
Common Names:
  • Ginseng

Goldenrod

Goldenrod
Latin Name: Solidago
Description of Appearance: Goldenrod is a tall North American native plant with bright yellow flowers that bloom in late summer and fall. The plant has long stems with clusters of small yellow flowers and narrow green leaves.
Common Names:
  • Goldenrod
  • Solidago

Gotu Kola

Gotu Kola
Latin Name: Centella asiatica
Description of Appearance: Low-growing plant with fan-shaped leaves
Common Names:
  • Gotu Kola