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Alpinia malaccensis scientifically known as Malacca Ginger is a robust herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. The plant is mostly cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes....
Read articleLavandula stoechas commonly known as Spanish lavender or French lavender is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. The plant is native to northwestern...
Read articleBharangi is a shrub that reaches a height of 0.9 to 2.4 meters. It is scarcely woody and not much branched with stems that are bluntly...
Read articleBoneset (Eupatorium Perfoliatum) also known as thoroughwort, sweat plant, vegetable antimony , feverwort , agueweed , Indian sage , sweating plant , eupatorium , crosswort , thoroughstem...
Read articleCinchona officinalis commonly known as Cinchona is actually an evergreen tree belonging to Rubiaceae (Madder family). The plant is native to mountainous tropical regions of South...
Read articleFig Leaf Gourd/Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has many common names in English such as the fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash, and cider....
Read articleGlycyrrhiza lepidota popularly known as American licorice or Wild licorice is a species of Glycyrrhiza a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleThe hairy gourd is also known as fuzzy melon and mo kwa. Just as its name implies, the hairy gourd has fine and short hair all...
Read articleAmpelopsis brevipedunculata, commonly called porcelain vine, is a vigorous, climbing vine belonging to Grape family (Vitaceae). The plant is native to China, Korea, Japan, and Russian...
Read articleHibiscus syriacus commonly called the rose of Sharon or shrub althea is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleA russet potato is a type of potato that is large, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing,...
Read articleEleutheroccocus senticosus, commonly known as Siberian ginseng, Eleuthero, Russian ginseng, Devil’s shrub, Touch-me-not, Wild pepper, Shigoka, Ci wu ja, eleuthero, Kan Jang, chi wu cha, thorny...
Read articleCassia fistula commonly known as Amaltas, golden rain tree, canafistula is a slow-growing, flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The plant is native to South-East Asia,...
Read articleIndian devil tree scientifically known as Alstonia scholaris is an evergreen tropical tree in the family Apocynaceae. The plant is native to the lowland and mountain...
Read articlePicrorhiza kurroa of the family Scrophulariaceae (a large plant family with 3000 species and 200 genera), also known as Kutki or Katuki, is actually a perennial...
Read articleAcorus calamus also called sweet flag or calamus, among many common names is a species of flowering plant, a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae,...
Read articleShatavari is scientifically known as Asparagus racemosus is a much-branched, spinous under-shrub of the Liliaceae (Lily Family). The plant is native to Africa, Australia, India and...
Read articleCaesalpinia Bonducella commonly known as Bonduc nut, Fever nut or Gray nicker is a large, thorny, straggling, shrub belonging to the plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae...
Read articleCountry mallow also referred to by its scientific name Sida cordifolia Linn is a long-lived herbaceous plant belonging to the Malvaceae family. The plant is native...
Read articleAllium ampeloprasum commonly known as Wild Leek is a part of the allium family which includes leeks, onions, garlic, shallots, green onions (scallions), and chives. The wild plant is commonly known as...
Read articleItalian bugloss scientifically known as Anchusa azurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, known by the common names Garden anchusa, Italian alkanet, Italian...
Read articleApium nodiflorum synonym Helosciadium nodiflorum, commonly known as fool’s-watercress, is a flowering plant of the genus Apium and Apiaceae ⁄ Umbelliferae (Carrot family) found in ditches...
Read articleAsparagus acutifolius commonly known as wild asparagus is an evergreen perennial plant belonging to the genus Asparagus and Liliaceae (Lily family). Although it is occasionally referred...
Read articleAsparagus acutifolius commonly known as wild asparagus is an evergreen perennial plant belonging to the genus Asparagus and Liliaceae (Lily family). Although it is occasionally referred...
Read articleSea beet is scientifically known as Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima is a member of the family Amaranthaceae, previously of the Chenopodiaceae. Carl Linnaeus first described Beta...
Read articleChondrilla juncea is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower (Asteraceae) known by a number of common names, including Dandelion, Skeleton Weed, Chondrilla, Gum succor, Hogbite,...
Read articleKnown scientifically as Crithmum maritmum, rock samphire is a salt tolerant hardy, succulent plant that also has a number of other common names including Samphire, Sea-fennel, Crest...
Read articleKnown scientifically as Malva sylvestris, Common Mallow is a species of the mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae that also has a number of...
Read articleEuphorbia lathyris, the caper spurge or paper spurge, is a member of Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) native to southern Europe (France, Italy, Greece, northwest Africa, and eastward...
Read articleJatropha curcas also known as Barbados nut is a perennial shrub or small tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family. The region of its exact...
Read articleMontia fontana, commonly known as blinks or water blinks is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus Montia and Portulacaceae (Purslane family). It is a common...
Read articleZoysia grass is a species of mat- forming and perennial grass, inherent to temperate coastal southeastern Asia and northern Australasia from Southern Japan, Southern China and...
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