WHITE WILLOW
There are about 400 species of willows mainly present in the temperate and cold regions of the northern hemisphere.White willow is present throughout continental Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia,…
There are about 400 species of willows mainly present in the temperate and cold regions of the northern hemisphere.White willow is present throughout continental Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia,…
There are several hundred species of sage throughout the world; in Europe it is the COMMON SAGE, SALVIA OFFICINALIS, LABIATEAE = LAMIACEAE, which is the most used as a medicinal…
The SAPODILLA TREE, MANILKARA ZAPOTA = ACHRAS SAPOTA, SAPOTACEAE, is a fruit tree native to southern Mexico (Yucatan) and the neighboring countries, Belize and Guatemala. It is now widespread in…
The AFRICAN PEAR or BUSH BUTTER TREE, DACRYODES EDULIS, BURSERACEAE, is a tree with edible oleaginous fruits which grows naturally in Central Africa in the humid tropico-equatorial zone from sea…
The BIXACEAE include only one genus Bixa.The ACHIOTE TREE, BIXA ORELLANA = BIXA AMERICANA, is a small tree, native to tropical America and which has been introduced in many countries…
ROSEMARY, SALVIA ROSMARINUS = ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS, LABIATEAE=LAMIACEAE is a Mediterranean plant.It is a shrub, quite bushy, with small and narrow leaves with their upper surface convex a little shiny, the…
EUPHORBIACEAE are plants of varied appearance, from grasses to large trees, distributed all over the world but numerous in warm countries.They often contain latex, white or colorless, which is sometimes…
RHUBARB, POLYGONACEAE, are native to Asia, species are numerous and as they are plants that hybridize, horticulturists have created various hybrid varieties interesting for their medicinal, culinary or decorative properties.RHEUM…
The "shiny" Ganoderma, GANODERMA LUCIDUM, GANODERMATACEAE, is a basidiomycete (or "hat" fungus) which is part of a plant family with many species (about 80) that are found more in hot…
The MEADOWSWEET, QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIE, FILIPENDULA ULMARIA = SPIRAEA ULMARIA, ROSACEAE is naturally present in the temperate regions of Europe and as far as Central Asia to Mongolia. It…