An extra task from Sarah:
I'd like you all to go through your lists and double them so you have the common name on the
left hand side and the Latin name on the right.
left hand side and the Latin name on the right.
Family | Common Name | Latin Name |
ADOXACEAE | Elderberry | Sambuscus Nigra |
Guelder Rose | Viburnum Opulus | |
ASPERAGACEAE | Solomon’s Seal | Polygonatum Multiflorum |
ASTERACEAE | Calendula | Calendula Officinalis |
Roman Chamomile | Anthemis Nobilis | |
Dandelion | Taraxacum Officinale | |
Mugwort | Artemisia Vulgaris | |
Yarrow | Achillea Millefolium | |
BORAGINACEAE | Comfrey | Symphytum Officinale |
ERICACEAE | Bilberry | Vaccinium Myrtillus |
HYPERACEA | St John’s Wort | Hypericum Perforatum |
LAMIACEAE | Lemon Balm | Melissa Officinalis |
Motherwort | Leonurus Cardica | |
Scullcap | Scutellaria Barbata | |
MALVACEAE | Marsh Mallow | Malvaceae |
PLANTAGINACEAE | Plantain | Plantago Major |
ROSACEAE | Blackberry | Rubus Fruticasus |
Hawthorn | Cratag Monogyna | |
Meadowsweet | Filipendula Ulmaria | |
SCROPHULARIACEAE | Mullein | Verbascum Thapsus |
URTICACEAE | Nettle | Urtica Diaca |
VALERIA | Valerian | Valeriana Officinalis |
There are a couple I’m not sure about:
1. I will be using local bilberries which grow on the hills at the end of my back garden, the name of the common bilberry in Latin is Vaccinium Myrtillus but I have read that Cannock Chase is one of the few places in the world where a cross breed grows Vaccinium intermedium Rultie which is sometimes known as the Cannock Chase Berry so I need to investigate further to see which one I have.
| Bilberry in flower |
2. Hawthorn, there I the Common hawthorn, Crataegus Monogyna, and a Midlands hawthorn, Crataegus Laevigata, I don’t know which I am using so will have to check this as well. The hawthorn berries by my allotment are larger and brighter red than those on the hills at home so maybe I have been using both.
I have listed the family names as I thought it was interesting to see which plants were from the same families. Some of the Latin names give you a big clue as to the uses, Leonurus Cardica most obviously sticking out like a sore thumb as a cardiac herb when I have only really considered it as a ladies herb.