Plant & Herb Latin Names Flashcards by Clare Nieto

Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

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Elder

Sambucus canadensis

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Red osier dogwood

Cornus sericea

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Sumac

Rhus coriaria

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Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

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Prickly ash

Zanthoxylum or Xanthoxylum americanum

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Burdock

Arctium lappa

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Creeping charlie

Ground ivy

Glechoma hederacea

syn. Nepeta glechoma

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Catnip

Nepeta cataria

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White oak

Quercus Alba

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Linden

Tilia

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Bee balm

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

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Celandine

Chelidonium majus

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Wild indigo

rattleweed

Baptisia tinctoria

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St John’s wort

Hypericum perforatum

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Motherwort

Leonorus cardiaca

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Mullein

Verbascum

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Wood Betony

Stachys officinalis

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Shepherd’s purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

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Red oak

Quercus rubra

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Easter lily

Lilium longiflorum

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Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

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Wild carrot

Queen Anne’s lace

Daucus carota

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Virginia waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum

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Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Pasqueflower | Prairie crocus

Pulsatilla

Violet

Viola spp

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

Yellow dock | Curly dock

Rumex crispus

Common plantain (white stem)

Plantago major

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Cottonwood

Populus spp

Stinging nettles

Urtica dioica

Wood nettles

Laportea canadensis | Family: Urticaceae (like stinging nettles)

Cup plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Chickweed

Stellaria media

Garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata | Family: Brassicaceae

Chaga

Inonotus obliquus

St Barbara's cress Wintercress Yellow rocket

Barbarea vulgaris | Family: Brassicaceae

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Sweet melilot | Sweet clover

Melilotis spp | Common: Melilotus indicus

Fleabane

Erigeron | Family: Asteraceae

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Goldenrod

Solidago | Family: Asteraceae

Sweet woodruff

Galium oderatum | Family: Rubiaceae

False Solomon's seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Solomon's seal

Polygonatum multiflorum or biflorum | Family: Asparagaceae (like asparagus)

Wild ginger

Asarum canadensis | Family: Aristolochiaceae

Ginger (kitchen spice)

Zingiber officinale | Family: Zingiberaceae

Wild geranium

Geranium spp (poss. maculatum)

Spotted touch-me-not | Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Native Elder

Sambuca pubens

Avens

Geum | Family: Rosaceae

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris | Family: Ranunculaceae (like buttercup)

Trout lily | Adder's tongue

Erythronium | Family: Liliaceae (like lilies and tulips)

Blood root

Sanguinaria

Larch tree

Larix | Family: Pinaceae

Meadowsweet

Filipendula alba or ulmaria | Family: Rosaceae

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Trillium Birthroot Birthwort

Trillium

Bellwort

Uvularia

Blue cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale | Family: Asteraceae

Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Common plantain (red stem)

Plantago rugelii

Common mallow

Malva neglecta

Anise hyssop

Agastache foeniculum | Family: Lamiaceae

Lemon balm

Melissa officinalis | Family: Lamiaceae

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana | Family: Brassicaceae

Black medic

Medicago lupulina

Rough comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Pineapple weed

Matricaria discoidea | Family: Asteraceae

Poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Sweet cicely

Myrrhis odorata

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Lamb's quarters

Chenopodium album

Large leaf ragweed

Ambrosia tridentata

Chokeberry

Aronia | Family: Rosaceae

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana | Family: Rosaceae

Seabuckthorn | Seaberry

Hippophae rhamnoides

Artemisia

Artemisia vulgaris

Poor man's pepper | Peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

Cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans | Family: Rosaceae

Grapevine

Vitis spp

Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Lady's thumb

Persicaria maculosa | syn Polygonum persicaria

Wood sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

Hoary vervain

Verbena stricta

Daylily

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Deadly nightshade

Atropa belladonna

Joe pye weed | Gravel root

Eutrochium | Family: Asteraceae

Passion flower Maypop Wild apricot

Passiflora incarnata

Indian tobacco | Pukeweed

Lobelia inflata

Black cohosh

Actaea racemosa | Family: Ranunculaceae (like buttercup)

Toothache plant

Acmella oleracea | syn Spilanthes acmella

Ladies mantle

Alchemilla vulgaris

Bugleweed | Waterhorehound

Lycopus | Family: Lamiaceae

Plant & Herb Latin Names Flashcards

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