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AUTHOR(S): Dirckx, J. H.
TITLE: The language of the flowers. A glossary of botanical boons and banes.
YEAR: 1991 CITATION: Am J Dermatopathol, 13(5), 518-523 [English]
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: 6051 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: deadly nightshade
STANDARD COMMON NAME: belladonna
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Atropa belladonna
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Atropa belladonna L.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: oxbane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Amaryllidaceae
LATIN NAME: Buphone toxicaria
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Boophone toxicaria (L. f.) Herb.
GRIN #: 320036 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bonewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: centaury
FAMILY: Gentianaceae
LATIN NAME: Erythraea
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Centaurium erythraea Rafn
GRIN #: 10545 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: death-of-man
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Cicuta maculata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cicuta maculata L.
GRIN #: 11010 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: scurvy grass
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Brassicaceae
LATIN NAME: Cochlearia officinalis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cochlearia officinalis L.
GRIN #: 11262 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: poison parsley
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Conium maculatum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Conium maculatum L.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bonewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Consolida minor
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Consolida minor
GRIN #: 427702 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: nerve root
STANDARD COMMON NAME: large yellow lady's slipper
FAMILY: Orchidaceae
LATIN NAME: Cypripedium pubescens
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) O. W. Knight
GRIN #: 4086 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: birthwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: birthwort
FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
LATIN NAME: Aristolochia clematitis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Aristolochia clematitis L.
GRIN #: 4109 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: birthwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: Virginia snakeroot
FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
LATIN NAME: Aristolochia serpentaria
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Aristolochia serpentaria L.
GRIN #: 4274 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: wormwood
STANDARD COMMON NAME: wormwood
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Artemisia absinthium
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Artemisia absinthium L.
GRIN #: 4480 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: pleurisy root
STANDARD COMMON NAME: butterfly weed
FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
LATIN NAME: Asclepias tuberosa
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Asclepias tuberosa L.
GRIN #: 301026 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bonewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Asteraceae
GRIN #: 13948 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: dumbcane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Araceae
LATIN NAME: Dieffenbachia maculata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott
GRIN #: 15344 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: pikewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Erechtites hieracifolia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Ref. ex DC.
GRIN #: 429467 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: fleabane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: fleabane
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Erigeron philadlephicus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Erigeron philadelphicus L.
GRIN #: 409132 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: fleabane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Erigeron bellidifolius
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Erigeron pulchellus Michx.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: 4477G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: gum tree
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Myrtaceae
LATIN NAME: Eucalyptus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Eucalyptus sp.
GRIN #: 16330 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: boneset
STANDARD COMMON NAME: boneset
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Eupatorium perfoliatum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
GRIN #: 16373 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: wartwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae
LATIN NAME: Euphorbia helioscopia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Euphorbia helioscopia L.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: feverweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
LATIN NAME: Gerardia pedicularia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Gerardia pedicularia
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: liverleaf
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Hepatica triloba
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Hepatica triloba Chaix
GRIN #: 312129 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: cramp bark
STANDARD COMMON NAME: hydrangea
FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
LATIN NAME: Viburnum americana
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Hydrangea arborescens L.
GRIN #: 19532 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: henbane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: henbane
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Hyoscyamus niger
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Hyoscyamus niger L.
GRIN #: 20696 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bellyache bush
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae
LATIN NAME: Jatropha gossypiifolia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
GRIN #: 21111 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: lambkill
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: Kalmia angustifolia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Kalmia angustifolia L.
GRIN #: 21756 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: motherwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: motherwort
FAMILY: Lamiaceae
LATIN NAME: Leonurus cardiaca
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Leonurus cardiaca L.
GRIN #: 22292 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: feverbush
STANDARD COMMON NAME: spicebush
FAMILY: Lauraceae
LATIN NAME: Benzoin aestivale
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume
GRIN #: 22466 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: gagroot
STANDARD COMMON NAME: lobelia
FAMILY: Campanulaceae
LATIN NAME: Lobelia inflata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Lobelia inflata L.
GRIN #: 25814 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Hercules's all-heal
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Opoponax chironium
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Opopanax chironium (L.) W. D. J. Koch
GRIN #: 400804 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bonewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Osmundaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Osmunda regalis L.
GRIN #: 319134 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: fevertree
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Rubiaceae
LATIN NAME: Pinckneya pubens
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Pinckneya bracteata (W. Bartram) Raf.
GRIN #: 28787 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: soldier's herb
STANDARD COMMON NAME: English plantain
FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
LATIN NAME: Plantago lanceolata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Plantago lanceolata L.
GRIN #: 29826 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: heal-all
STANDARD COMMON NAME: heal all
FAMILY: Lamiaceae
LATIN NAME: Prunella vulgaris
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Prunella vulgaris L.
GRIN #: 402677 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: lungwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: lungwort
FAMILY: Boraginaceae
LATIN NAME: Pulmoanaria officianalis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Pulmonaria officinalis L.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: shinleaf
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Pirolaceae
LATIN NAME: Pyrola elliptica
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Pyrola elliptica Nutt.
GRIN #: 30824 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: banewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Ranunculus flammula
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Ranunculus flammula L.
GRIN #: 33168 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: ague tree
STANDARD COMMON NAME: sassafras
FAMILY: Lauraceae
LATIN NAME: Sassafras albidum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: leopard's bane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Senecio doronicum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Senecio doronicum L.
GRIN #: 310124 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: deadly nightshade
STANDARD COMMON NAME: black nightshade
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum nigrum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum nigrum L.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: 11278G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bonewort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solidago sp.
GRIN #: 34927 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: goldenrod
STANDARD COMMON NAME: European goldenrod
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Solidago virgaurea
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solidago virgaurea L.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: 11452G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: clown's woundwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Lamiaceae
LATIN NAME: Stachys sp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Stachys sp.
GRIN #: 35496 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: stitchwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
LATIN NAME: Stellaria holostea
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Stellaria holostea L.
GRIN #: 316418 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Knight's pondwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Hydrocharitaceae
LATIN NAME: Stratiotes aloides
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Stratiotes aloides L.
GRIN #: 36020 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: comfrey
STANDARD COMMON NAME: comfrey
FAMILY: Boraginaceae
LATIN NAME: Symphytum officinale
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Symphytum officinale L.
GRIN #: 402741 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: birthroot
STANDARD COMMON NAME: bethroot
FAMILY: Liliaceae
LATIN NAME: Trillium pendulum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Trillium erectum L.
GRIN #: 40789 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: coughwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: coltsfoot
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Tussilago farfara
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Tussilago farfara L.
GRIN #: 409945 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: cramp bark
STANDARD COMMON NAME: cramp bark
FAMILY: Adoxaceae
LATIN NAME: Viburnum opulus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Viburnum opulus L.
GRIN #: 1270 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: nosebleed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: yarrow
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Achillea millefolium
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Achillea millefolium L.
GRIN #: 401434 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Aconitum lycoctonum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Aconitum lycoctonum L.
GRIN #: 1347 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: wolfsbane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: aconite
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Aconitum napellus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Aconitum napellus L.
GRIN #: 404128 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: white baneberry
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Actaea pachypoda
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Actaea pachypoda Elliott
GRIN #: 411899 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bugbane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: black cohosh
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Cimifuga racemosa
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Actaea racemosa L.
GRIN #: 1383 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: red baneberry
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Actaea rubra
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.
FDA #: F22885
GRIN #: 146G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: baneberry
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Actaea sp.
GRIN #: 1385 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ranunculaceae
LATIN NAME: Actaea spicata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Actaea spicata L.
GRIN #: 402441 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: ague grass
STANDARD COMMON NAME: aletris
FAMILY: Liliaceae
LATIN NAME: Aletris farihosa
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Aletris farinosa L.
GRIN #: 300032 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: kidney vetch
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Anthyllis vulneraria
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Anthyllis vulneraria L.
GRIN #: 102186 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: dog's bane
STANDARD COMMON NAME: spreading dogbane
FAMILY: Apocynaceae
LATIN NAME: Apocynum androsaemifolium
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
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