Binomial: Avena sativa Common names: Oats, groats, oatmeal, joulaf, common oats, wild oats, Common wild oats, sterile oats, cat grass Family: Poaceae Parts used: Young seed, stalk Native to: Believed to have originated in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East [1]. Evidence of domestication since the Bronze Age in Europe [1] Distribution: Found growing... Continue Reading →
Binomial: Hypericum perforatum Common names: (Common St. John’s Wort, perforate St. John’s Wort [4]), (Klamath Weed [7]), (Amber, Cammock, Penny John, Touch-and-heal, Balm of the warrior’s wound, Rosin rose [11]) Family: Hypericaceae Parts used: Flowers, leaves, buds (approximately top 10 cm of the plant) Native to: Europe, Western Asia [4] and Northern Africa [10] Distribution:... Continue Reading →
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