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0 0 Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

by Brett North Dakota, USA

This plant has been used as an antiseptic ...

0 0 Peat Moss

Peat Moss

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

Sphagnum moss has been used for wound dressing, due to it's absorptive and ...

0 0 Cattail

Cattail

by Brett South Dakota, USA

also been used as an antiseptic for cuts ...

0 1 Knoblauchsrauke (Garlic Mustard)

Knoblauchsrauke (Garlic Mustard)

by eduard.renferGemeinde Sankt Andrä-Wördern, Niederösterreich, Austria

Now considered a weed, it was formerly used as a medical plant. It has

0 0 Hyssop

Hyssop

by Marta RubioTexeiraVillers-la-Ville, Wallonie (Communauté française), Belgium

Medicinal plant and aromaticherb with

0 0 Spotted Bee Balm

Spotted Bee Balm

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

Upright perennial. Yellowish flower, spotted with dark maroon, in whorls ...

0 1 Mourning dove

Mourning dove

by SeemaTexas, USA

, food and water, even antiseptic...but the ...

1 0 Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

This wonderful woodland wildflower, especially the root, is

1 2 Roman chamomile

Roman chamomile

by Marta RubioTexeiraVillers-la-Ville, Wallonie (Communauté française), Belgium

Daisy-like white flowers. A variety of medicinal uses as an

0 0 Bee Balm

Bee Balm

by Amelia GoebelWest Virginia, USA

ache, antiseptic, stimulant,anesthetic, ...

3 7 Cinquefoil

Cinquefoil

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Yellow flowers with 5 notched petals. Leaves were compound and divided into 5 ...

1 1 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by LilianaCampozanoFlorida, USA

-plasmodial, shigellocidal, anti-diarrheal ,

1 4 Crimson beebalm

Crimson beebalm

by RiekoSNew York, USA

Blackfeet. The Blackfeet Indians recognized this plant's strong

0 1 Mother-in-law's tongue

Mother-in-law's tongue

by pelicanmtkNew York, USA

Mainly a foliage plant, native to tropical & arid climates. Some species are ...

0 0 Pot marigold

Pot marigold

by MeikSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Found this one in the botanical garden, but it's abundant all over the area, ...

0 0 Scarlet Oak

Scarlet Oak

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

" water may be used as an antiseptic or ...

0 1 Red-flame Ivy

Red-flame Ivy

by SukanyaDattaBangalore, Karnataka, India

Herb. Leaves are green dorsally but the ventral surface is purple-ish. Small ...

0 0 Monarda

Monarda

by Ranger 25New York, USA

's antiseptic properties make it useful in ...

1 0 Sulphur Cinquefoil

Sulphur Cinquefoil

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Pale yellow flowers, with five heart-shaped petals. Leaves were compound and ...

2 1 Wild onion

Wild onion

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Low, slender, upright perennial. Grass like leaves that when crushed have an ...

0 0 Lavender

Lavender

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Shrubby perennial with grey-green aromatic foliage. Lavender flower spikes.

1 0 Horsemint (Spotted Beebalm)

Horsemint (Spotted Beebalm)

by KarenEHilemanMelbourne, Florida, USA

2-3 foot tall plants with a stalk like flower. On closer inspection, you can ...

0 2 Goat-weed/Chick weed

Goat-weed/Chick weed

by AliShiekhDina, پنجاب, Pakistan

A lavender-blue characteristic inflorescence of Chick weed (Floss flower)

0 3 Curly Gumweed

Curly Gumweed

by CynthiaMHoriSouth Dakota, USA

a medicinal plant of the plains Indians. It is used for bronchial problems

0 0 Creosote Bush

Creosote Bush

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

them all. These leaves are especially pungent after a rain, and have been used ...

0 0 Peppermint/Poprova meta

Peppermint/Poprova meta

by UrsulaDomžale, Zahodna Slovenija, Slovenia

Can grow up to 90cm tall herb with green/reddish stem. Hardy perennial with ...

0 0 Balsam fir

Balsam fir

by LindsyMinnesota, USA

Grows in the north/northeastern states of the US an Canada. Trees grow ...

0 1 Geranium sp.

Geranium sp.

by LipaseDartford, England, United Kingdom

and used topically to help clean the face or in a bath . It also has great ...

0 0 Goldenrod

Goldenrod

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

This lone plant was growing on a shady stream bank under mature Post Oak trees.

12 15 Clusia Grandiflora

Clusia Grandiflora

by MuckpukBolívar, Venezuela

Big dead flower. 20 cm? Not sure what colours they are when fresh, but very ...

2 5 Ayahuma / Cannonball Tree

Ayahuma / Cannonball Tree

by Meikกรุงเทพมหานคร, Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand

Spotted in a Buddhist temple garden in Bangkok. Evergreen tree, the fruits have ...

0 5 Curly cup gumweed

Curly cup gumweed

by CynthiaMHoriProvo, Utah, USA

An erect, tall forb, growing 1 to 3 feet tall, with 1 to several branched ...

9 4 Red oak

Red oak

by kdodds87North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

60 feet tall, this photo was taken in Late November

0 0 Plains Beebalm / Spotted Beebalm / Pony Beebalm

Plains Beebalm / Spotted Beebalm / Pony Beebalm

by NehemiahBrandySteinbrecherNebraska, USA

Member of the mint family only appears in this area in years with above average ...

1 0 European goldenrod or woundwort

European goldenrod or woundwort

by valentinezzaSant'Olcese, LIG, Italy

many different cultivars. It flowers profusely in late summer. It has ...

0 0 Hedge Woundwort

Hedge Woundwort

by LipaseHigh Peak, England, United Kingdom

://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/apothecary/hedge-woundwort The ...

2 0 Herb-Robert

Herb-Robert

by OliviaGNordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

and was also considered effective against diarrhea. Placed on wounds he is ...

1 0 Creosote Bush

Creosote Bush

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

pungent after a rain, and have been used as

5 3 Scarlet Beebalm

Scarlet Beebalm

by Christine Y.Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

At first, I thought that these were just flowers that had been wrecked by the ...

0 0 Bee balm

Bee balm

by RiekoSMaine, USA

. Bee balm is a natural source of the

2 7 'Ututo' Stick Insect

'Ututo' Stick Insect

by Felix FleckCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

head, which can be used as an insect repellent and

2 0 Cotton lavender. Abrótano hembra

Cotton lavender. Abrótano hembra

by eulalia rubioSagunto, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

It is a bush about 20-50 cm high with many branches that are thin and the ...

0 0 Elecampane

Elecampane

by Marta RubioTexeiraLeuven, Vlaanderen, Belgium

veterinary practice, though it is undoubtedly possessed of

0 0 horsemint

horsemint

by StacyH

recognized the strong antiseptic action of ...

0 0 Crimson Beebalm

Crimson Beebalm

by BudShinallRoan Mountain, Tennessee, USA

This hardy perennial plant grows to 0.7-1.5 m in height, with the stems square ...

0 2 Mengkudu (Ind)

Mengkudu (Ind)

by ChicquitaRajawaliBogor, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

Commonly known as great morinda, Indian mulberry, nunaakai (Tamil Nadu, India) ...

3 13 Indian Beech (करंज)

Indian Beech (करंज)

by Sachin ZaveriAhmedabad, Gujarāt, India

A legume tree that grows to about 15–25 meters (15–80 ft) in height with a ...

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