Herb & Plant Profiles
ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA): DEEP-ROOTED FIELD HERB
Alfalfa plant with three-part green leaves and small purple pea-shaped flowers in a sunny field.
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WILD LETTUCE PLANT: BOTANY, FOLKLORE, BITTER LATEX
Wild lettuce plant with tall stalk, clasping leaves, yellow flowers, and milky sap
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CHAMOMILE PLANT PROFILE: MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA HERB
German chamomile flowers with white rays, yellow cone centers, and fine green leaves in a sunny herb garden
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ANNATTO (BIXA ORELLANA): RED SEEDS, COLOR, AND LORE
Annatto plant with heart-shaped leaves, pale pink flowers, spiny red pods
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GOLDENSEAL PLANT GUIDE - WOODLAND ROOT AND FOLKLORE
Goldenseal plant with lobed green leaves, a red berry, and a cut yellow rhizome resting on woodland leaf litter.
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PASSION FLOWER: MAYPOP VINE OF SOUTHERN SUMMER FIELDS
Purple and white passion flower bloom on a green maypop vine with curling tendrils
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ARTICHOKE (CYNARA SCOLYMUS): MEDITERRANEAN THISTLE
Mature artichoke plant with silvery leaves, green flower buds, purple thistle bloom, and cut bud showing the heart
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RHODIOLA ROSEA - ROSEROOT OF COLD CLIFFS
Rhodiola rosea growing among cool rocks with fleshy blue-green leaves and small yellow flower clusters
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SAFFRON (CROCUS SATIVUS): FLOWER, SPICE, AND LORE
Purple saffron crocus flowers with red stigmas growing from corms in autumn soil
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PEPPERMINT: BOTANY, FOLKLORE, AND COOL GREEN LEAVES
Peppermint plant with deep green toothed leaves, purple-flushed square stems, and pale lilac flower spikes in a garden bed
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