Plants Used in Central Europe

Abies spp

Achillea millefolium

common yarrow, bloodwort, western yarrow

Acorus calamus

calamus

Adiantum capillus-veneris

common maidenhair fern, venus hairfern, common maidenhair

Agrimonia eupatoria

churchsteeples

Allium cepa

garden onion

Allium sativum

cultivated garlic

Althaea officinalis

common marsh-mallow, common marshmallow

Anagallis arvensis

pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel

Anethum graveolens

dill

Arctium lappa

greater burrdock, great burdock, woodland burdock

Artemisia abrotanum

southernwood

Artemisia absinthium

common sagewort, absinth wormwood, absinthium

Arum maculatum

cuckoo pint

Asarum europaeum

Avena sativa

Beta vulgaris

common beet

Cannabis sativa

Mary Jane, hemp, grass

Capsella bursa-pastoris

shepherd's-purse, shepherdspurse

Carum carvi

caraway

Chelidonium majus

celandine

Cichorium intybus

coffeeweed, chickory, succory

Clematis vitalba

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

Colchicum autumnale

autumn crocus

Conium maculatum

poison hemlock, poison parsley, deadly hemlock

Convallaria spp

Coriandrum sativum

coriander

Corylus avellana

common filbert

Crocus sativus

Cucurbita pepo

zucchini, cocozelle, vegetable marrow

Cydonia oblonga

quince

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace

Eryngium campestre

field eryngo

Euphorbia esula

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

Ficus carica

common fig, edible fig

Foeniculum vulgare

sweet fennel

Fumaria officinalis

Gentiana lutea

yellow gentian

Hedera helix

English ivy

Helleborus spp

Heracleum sphondylium

eltrot

Hordeum vulgare

barley, cereal barley, common barley

Hyoscyamus niger

black henbane

Hypericum perforatum

Klamathweed, common St. Johnswort, St. John's wort

Inula helenium

elecampane inula

Iris germanica

German iris

Juglans regia

English walnut

Juniperus communis

dwarf juniper, common juniper

Juniperus sabina

savin

Lepidium spp

Levisticum officinale

garden lovage

Linum usitatissimum

common flax

Malus sylvestris

European crab apple

Malva sylvestris

high mallow, garden mallow

Marrubium vulgare

horehound

Matricaria chamomilla

Melissa officinalis

common balm

Mentha pulegium

pennyroyal

Mentha spicata

spearmint, bush mint

Mercurialis spp