Originating in southern Africa, balloon cotton-bush is now widely naturalized in northern New Zealand, Australia, and other subtropical parts of the world. [...]
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May 10th, 2009 (Cardiospermum halicacabum)
A member of the soapberry family (sapindacea), balloon vine or heartseed is a common climber found growing in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Thought to be native to Africa, the Americas, and Asia the plant probably evolved in South America.
May 4th, 2009 (Chamaesyce hirta – formerly Euphorbia pilulifera) Native to tropical America and naturalized in Northern Australia, India, and other tropical and subtropical regions, asthma plant can be found growing on river flats, waste places, and roadsides. Also commonly known as pill-bearing spurge, the plant is a semi-prostrate annual with spreading stems [...] April 24th, 2009 (Capsicum frutescens) Many commercial hot chillies may have originated from Capsicum frutescense which some believe was introduced from India to the West in 1548. Back then it was known as Ginnie pepper and was recommended by Gerard for scrofula, a prevalent lymphatic throat and skin infection that was called King’s [...] February 24th, 2009 (Centaurea cyanus) Also known as bachelor’s-button, bluebottle, and hurtsickle, cornflower is a member of the daisy family (Asteraceae) and is an old favourite that has many varieties and colours, which makes it an attractive garden plant. As for medicinal qualities it’s the familiar bright blue cornflower, Centaurea cyanus (commonly known as blue bachelor’s [...] February 3rd, 2009 (Cassia occidentalis) Also known as Ant Bush, senna is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae), which is understandable because it has long thin pods that contain the seeds. Originating from Arabic the word, senna, has been used since medieval times or even earlier for medicinal plants that belong to the [...] January 25th, 2009 (Verbascum virgatum) This delightful wild herb, twiggy mullein or wand mullein (Verbascum virgatum Stokes), is a member of the Verbascum species and is similar in appearance to great mullein (Verbascum thapsus). It can be found growing in low grassland, woodland, rocky outcrops, warm temperate rainforest, alpine and sub-alpine regions in many parts of the [...] January 16th, 2009 (Agropyron repens) Despite its many attributes English couch grass is much despised by Australian farmers and some gardeners who rue the day the plant was introduced from Europe. Although it’s almost impossible to eradicate couch grass because of its very strong rhizomes that grip to the soil it is very [...] January 9th, 2009 (Rosa canina) Also known as wild rose, dog briar, and wild briar, the herb has been used medicinally since the time of Hippocrates and was named dog rose by the Roman naturalist, Pliny, because it was believed the plant’s root would cure the bite of a mad dog.
January 2nd, 2009 (Geranium maculatum) Although very little is known about cranesbill’s constituents apart from its high content of tannins it’s a very useful herb and, contrary to some opinions, is still popularly used by modern herbalists. Because of its high tannin content, which gives cranesbill or wild geranium the action of astringent [...] |
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