Herb

Of vascular plant.   May also be referred to as herbaceous plant.

A plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests.

This concept's ID is @1~61258

Genus Halogeton

  • halogeton 0 facts

    A coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and...

  • barilla 0 facts

    Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate.

Amaranthus

  • amaranth 4 facts

    Any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers;...

  • thorny amaranth 0 facts

    Erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines...

Panax

  • ginseng 1 facts

    Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic...

  • American ginseng 1 facts

    North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese...

Asarum

  • wild ginger 3 facts

    Low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes.

  • heartleaf 0 facts

    Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama.

Also contains

  • vegetable 25 facts

    Edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any...

  • crucifer 22 facts

    Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae.

  • legume 19 facts

    An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae.

  • arum 17 facts

    Any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large...

  • goosefoot 10 facts

    Any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers.

  • trefoil 6 facts

    A plant of the genus Trifolium.

  • buttercup 6 facts

    Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.

  • Indian lettuce 4 facts

    A plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves.

  • mouse-ear chickweed 3 facts

    Any of various plants related to the common chickweed.

  • pokeweed 3 facts

    Perennial of the genus Phytolacca.

  • spiderflower 2 facts

    Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped...

  • chickweed 2 facts

    Any of various plants of the genus Stellaria.

  • mayapple 1 facts

    North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit.

  • horseradish 1 facts

    Coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root.

  • orach 1 facts

    Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt ma...

  • purslane 1 facts

    A plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown...

  • barrenwort 0 facts

    Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground...

  • glasswort 0 facts

    Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small...

  • drypis 0 facts

    Spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers.

  • coral necklace 0 facts

    Glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe...

  • goldthread 0 facts

    Low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow...

  • clammyweed 0 facts

    Strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and...

  • winter aconite 0 facts

    Small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in...

  • stonecress 0 facts

    Any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats.

  • hepatica 0 facts

    Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish...

  • goldenseal 0 facts

    Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock...

  • false rue anemone 0 facts

    Slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged...

  • giant buttercup 0 facts

    Spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included...

  • hoary alison 0 facts

    Tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers...

  • false bugbane 0 facts

    Tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer...

  • globeflower 0 facts

    Any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers.

  • New Zealand spinach 0 facts

    Coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for...

  • red fox 0 facts

    Weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers.

  • old maid 0 facts

    Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.

  • cockscomb 0 facts

    Garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers.

  • cottonweed 0 facts

    Any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes...

  • sea-rocket 0 facts

    Salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy...

  • sea kale 0 facts

    Perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having...

  • tansy mustard 0 facts

    North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy.

  • wall rocket 0 facts

    Yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive...

  • caryophyllaceous plant 0 facts

    A plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.

  • rock purslane 0 facts

    A plant of the genus Calandrinia.

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