- Astologaster, by Sir John Melton. The 1640
Theatrum Botani****
mentions a "fower-
leafed or
purple gr****e" that was kept in
gardens because it was "good for the...
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Chlorogalum pomeridianum, the wavy-
leafed soap plant,
California soaproot, or Amole, is the most
common and most
widely distributed of the soap plants...
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Bacopa monnieri, also
known as
water hyssop, brahmi, thyme-
leafed gratiola, herb of grace, and
Indian pennywort, is a perennial,
creeping herb
native to...
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Caladium bicolor,
called Heart of Jesus, is a
species in the
genus Caladium from
Latin America. It is
grown as a
houseplant for its large,
heart or lance-shaped...
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Physalis angulata is an
erect herbaceous annual plant belonging to the
nightshade family Solanaceae. Its
leaves are dark
green and
roughly oval, often...
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various names including coojong,
golden wreath wattle,
orange wattle, blue-
leafed wattle,
Western Australian golden wattle, and, in Africa, Port
Jackson willow...
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Cucurbita ficifolia is a
species of squash,
grown for its
edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has
common names including black seed squash, chilacayote...
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Daphne laureola,
commonly called spurge-laurel, is a
shrub in the
flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae.
Despite the name, this
woodland plant is neither...
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Allium tricoc**** (commonly
known as ramps, ramson, wild l****, wood l****, or wild garlic) is a
bulbous perennial flowering plant in the
amaryllis family...
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Pyrus elaeagrifolia, the oleaster-leaved pear, is a
species of wild pear
plant in the
genus Pyrus (Rosaceae), the
specific name
referring to the similarity...
