Plants Used in Central Europe

Abies spp

Achillea millefolium

carpenter's weed, yarrow, milfoil

Acorus calamus

calamus

Adiantum capillus-veneris

common maidenhair, common maidenhair fern, venus hairfern

Agrimonia eupatoria

churchsteeples

Allium cepa

garden onion

Allium sativum

cultivated garlic

Althaea officinalis

common marshmallow, common marsh-mallow

Anagallis arvensis

scarlet pimpernel, pimpernel

Anethum graveolens

dill

Arctium lappa

woodland burdock, greater burdock, greater burrdock

Artemisia abrotanum

southernwood

Artemisia absinthium

absinth sagewort, common sagewort, absinth wormwood

Arum maculatum

cuckoo pint

Asarum europaeum

Avena sativa

Beta vulgaris

common beet

Cannabis sativa

grass, pot, marijuana

Capsella bursa-pastoris

shepherdspurse, shepherd's-purse

Carum carvi

caraway

Chelidonium majus

celandine

Cichorium intybus

succory, common chicory, chicory

Clematis vitalba

traveler's-joy, evergreen clematis, old-man's-beard

Colchicum autumnale

autumn crocus

Conium maculatum

poison parsley, deadly hemlock, poison-hemlock

Convallaria spp

Coriandrum sativum

coriander

Corylus avellana

common filbert

Crocus sativus

Cucurbita pepo

vegetable marrow, field pumpkin, zucchini

Cydonia oblonga

quince

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace

Eryngium campestre

field eryngo

Euphorbia esula

wolf's milk, leafy spurge, wolf's-milk

Ficus carica

edible fig, common fig

Foeniculum vulgare

sweet fennel

Fumaria officinalis

Gentiana lutea

yellow gentian

Hedera helix

English ivy

Helleborus spp

Heracleum sphondylium

eltrot

Hordeum vulgare

common barley, barley, cereal barley

Hyoscyamus niger

black henbane

Hypericum perforatum

Klamath weed, common St. John's wort, St. Johnswort

Inula helenium

elecampane inula

Iris germanica

German iris

Juglans regia

English walnut

Juniperus communis

common juniper, dwarf juniper

Juniperus sabina

savin

Lepidium spp

Levisticum officinale

garden lovage

Linum usitatissimum

common flax

Malus sylvestris

European crab apple

Malva sylvestris

garden mallow, high mallow

Marrubium vulgare

horehound

Matricaria chamomilla

Melissa officinalis

common balm

Mentha pulegium

pennyroyal

Mentha spicata

spearmint, bush mint

Mercurialis spp