Liminal Science

Archives: Plants

  • Common Boneset

    Common Boneset

  • American Witch-hazel

    American Witch-hazel

  • Elecampane

    Elecampane

  • Common Valerian

    Common Valerian

  • Red Raspberry

    Red Raspberry

  • St. John’s Wort

    St. John’s Wort

  • Field Horsetail

    Field Horsetail

  • Blue Vervain

    Blue Vervain

  • Mugwort

    Mugwort

    Artemisia vulgaris Asteraceae Common Mugwort, Cronewort, Artemis Herb, Sailor’s Tobacco, Wild Wormwood, St. John’s Plant Least Concern ## Botanical Description Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae (daisy) family, reaching heights of 1-2 meters. The stems are erect, rough-hairy, and often tinged reddish-purple. Leaves are deeply pinnately lobed, dark green…

  • Bay Laurel

    Laurus nobilis Lauraceae Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay, Bay Leaf, True Laurel, Grecian Laurel, Roman Laurel, Daphne (Greek) Least Concern ## Botanical Description Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) is an evergreen broadleaf shrub or small tree in the Lauraceae (laurel) family. In its native Mediterranean habitat it can reach heights of 10–15 meters, though container-grown specimens…