Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris The Heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull, 1808) is a perennial herbaceous species belonging to the Ericaceae family. Systematics
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Plant Species
Botanical cards on tree, shrub and herbaceous plant species, with particular reference to systematic classification, the etymology of terms, habitat, description of species, cultivation techniques, uses and traditions on the same and, where existing, methods of use and food preparation or other uses.
Guido Bissanti
Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana Achiote (Bixa orellana L.) is a shrub species belonging to the Bixaceae family. Systematics – From a systematic
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Baptisia tinctoria
Baptisia tinctoria The wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R.Br. ex Ait.f.) is a perennial herbaceous species of the Fabaceae family.
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Alkanna tinctoria
Alkanna tinctoria The alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria L. Tausch) is a herbaceous species belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Systematics –From the
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Alcea rosea
Alcea rosea The common hollyhock (Alcea rosea L., 1753) is a herbaceous species belonging to the Malvaceae family. Systematics –
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Acacia catechu
Acacia catechu The catechu (Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd) is a deciduous and thorny tree belonging to the Fabaceae family.
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Cotinus coggygria
Cotinus coggygria European smoketree (Cotinus coggygria Scop.) Is a shrub belonging to the Anacardiacee family. Systematics – From the systematic
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Vinca minor
Vinca minor The lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) is a perennial herbaceous species belonging to the Apocinaceae family. Systematics –
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Vinca major
Vinca major The bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major L.) is a perennial herbaceous species belonging to the Apocinaceae family. Systematics –
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Davidia involucrata
Davidia involucrata The Tree of Handkerchiefs (Davidia involucrata Baill, 1871) is an arboreal species belonging to the Nyssaceae family. Systematics
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