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• barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum go
  slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems
  
• mayapple, May apple, wild mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum go
  North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
  
• buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup go
  any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
  
• goldthread, golden thread, Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica go
  low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
  
• winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis go
  small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone
  
• hepatica, liverleaf go
  any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring
  
• goldenseal, golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis go
  perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
  
• false rue anemone, false rue, Isopyrum biternatum go
  slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers
  
• giant buttercup, Laccopetalum giganteum go
  spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru
  
• false bugbane, Trautvetteria carolinensis go
  tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers
  
• globeflower, globe flower go
  any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
  
• legume, leguminous plant go
  an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
  
• trefoil, clover go
  a plant of the genus Trifolium
  
• old maid, periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea go
  commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
  
• arum, aroid go
  any plant of the family Araceae
  
• ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng go
  Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
  
• American ginseng, sang, Panax quinquefolius go
  North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
  
• wild ginger go
  low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
  
• heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii go
  wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves
  
• caryophyllaceous plant go
  a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae
  
• mouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear, clammy chickweed, chickweed go
  any of various plants related to the common chickweed
  
• drypis go
  spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers
  
• coral necklace, Illecebrum verticullatum go
  glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers
  
• chickweed go
  any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
  
• New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia tetragonioides, Tetragonia expansa go
  coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers
  
• amaranth go
  any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers
  
• thorny amaranth, Amaranthus spinosus go
  erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes
  
• red fox, Celosia argentea go
  weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers
  
• cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata go
  garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
  
• cottonweed go
  any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America
  
• goosefoot go
  any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
  
• orach, orache go
  any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
  
• halogeton, Halogeton glomeratus go
  a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia
  
• barilla, Halogeton souda go
  Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
  
• glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea go
  fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers
  
• pokeweed go
  perennial of the genus Phytolacca
  
• purslane go
  a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb
  
• rock purslane go
  a plant of the genus Calandrinia
  
• Indian lettuce go
  a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves
  
• spiderflower, cleome go
  any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
  
• clammyweed, Polanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandra go
  strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
  
• crucifer, cruciferous plant go
  any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
  
• stonecress, stone cress go
  any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema
  
• horseradish, horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana go
  coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
  
• hoary alison, hoary alyssum, Berteroa incana go
  tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods
  
• sea-rocket, Cakile maritima go
  salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage
  
• sea kale, sea cole, Crambe maritima go
  perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs
  
• tansy mustard, Descurainia pinnata go
  North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
  
• wall rocket, Diplotaxis muralis, Diplotaxis tenuifolia go
  yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places
  
• white rocket, Diplotaxis erucoides go
  from Mediterranean region
  
• draba go
  any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems
  
• rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa go
  erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
  
• tansy-leaved rocket, Hugueninia tanacetifolia, Sisymbrium tanacetifolia go
  perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe
  
• woad go
  any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
  
• bladderpod go
  any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
  
• honesty, silver dollar, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, Lunaria annua go
  southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
  
• bladderpod go
  any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
  
• chamois cress, Pritzelago alpina, Lepidium alpina go
  small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems
  
• hedge mustard, Sisymbrium officinale go
  stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers
  
• fringepod, lacepod go
  annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles
  
• bladderpod go
  annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods
  
• wasabi go
  a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root
  
• white thistle, prickly poppy, argemone, devil's fig go
  any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods
  
• bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis go
  perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties
  
• fumewort, fumeroot, fumitory, Fumaria officinalis go
  delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers
  
• bleeding heart, lyreflower, lyre-flower, Dicentra spectabilis go
  garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
  
• Dutchman's breeches, Dicentra cucullaria go
  delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having white flowers with double spurs
  
• squirrel corn, Dicentra canadensis go
  American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn
  
• achillea go
  any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads
  
• white snakeroot, white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum go
  American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads
  
• pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum go
  a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
  
• andryala go
  any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers
  
• ladies' tobacco, lady's tobacco, Antennaria plantaginifolia go
  North American perennial propagated by means of runners
  
• cat's foot, cat's feet, pussytoes, Antennaria dioica go
  low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
  
• arnica go
  any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
  
• lamb succory, dwarf nipplewort, Arnoseris minima go
  small European herb with small yellow flowers
  
• ayapana, Ayapana triplinervis, Eupatorium aya-pana go
  low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea
  
• balsamroot go
  a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots
  
• Indian plantain go
  any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain
  
• safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius go
  thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
  
• chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis go
  Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally
  
• chaenactis go
  any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers
  
• chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus go
  perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
  
• endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia go
  widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green
  
• coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed, tick-weed go
  any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods
  
• leopard's-bane, leopardbane go
  any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
  
• globe thistle go
  any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers
  
• elephant's-foot go
  any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers
  
• tassel flower, Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, Emilia flammea, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea go
  tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads
  
• tassel flower, Emilia sagitta go
  tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers
  
• hemp agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum go
  coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads
  
• dog fennel, Eupatorium capillifolium go
  weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers
  
• Joe-Pye weed, spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum go
  North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
  
• boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum go
  perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads
  
• Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium purpureum go
  North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
  
• gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed go
  any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally
  
• vegetable sheep, sheep plant, Haastia pulvinaris go
  cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs
  
• sneezeweed go
  any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing
  
• hawkweed go
  any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
  
• alpine coltsfoot, Homogyne alpina, Tussilago alpina go
  rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover
  
• inula go
  any plant of the genus Inula
  
• krigia go
  any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia
  
• lettuce go
  any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
  
• leopard plant go
  any of various plants of temperate Eurasia
  
• tarweed go
  any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia
  
• sweet false chamomile, wild chamomile, German chamomile, Matricaria recutita, Matricaria chamomilla go
  annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior
  
• pineapple weed, rayless chamomile, Matricaria matricarioides go
  annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers
  
• rattlesnake root go
  a plant of the genus Nabalus
  
• lion's foot, gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius, Prenanthes serpentaria go
  common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape
  
• butterweed go
  any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera
  
• golden groundsel, golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus go
  weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers
  
• butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris go
  small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers
  
• winter heliotrope, sweet coltsfoot, Petasites fragrans go
  European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers
  
• sweet coltsfoot, Petasites sagitattus go
  American sweet-scented herb
  
• hawkweed go
  any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
  
• stevia go
  any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia
  
• rattlesnake root, Prenanthes purpurea go
  herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets
  
• pteropogon, Pteropogon humboltianum go
  southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit
  
• fleabane, feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica go
  hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
  
• vegetable sheep, sheep plant, Raoulia lutescens, Raoulia australis go
  perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage
  
• creeping zinnia, Sanvitalia procumbens go
  low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias
  
• costusroot, Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa go
  annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs
  
• scorzonera, black salsify, viper's grass, Scorzonera hispanica go
  perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
  
• sawwort, Serratula tinctoria go
  European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye
  
• blessed thistle, milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, Silybum marianum go
  tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads
  
• stevia go
  any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers
  
• costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita go
  tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers
  
• camphor dune tansy, Tanacetum camphoratum go
  densely hairy plant with rayless flowers
  
• pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium go
  white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below
  
• feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum parthenium go
  bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads
  
• dandelion, blowball go
  any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
  
• salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius go
  Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root
  
• wild vanilla, Trilisa odoratissima go
  perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla
  
• corn mayweed, scentless camomile, scentless false camomile, scentless mayweed, scentless hayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Matricaria inodorum go
  ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America
  
• turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii, Matricaria oreades go
  mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor
  
• turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii, Matricaria tchihatchewii go
  low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers
  
• coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara go
  perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do
  
• ironweed, vernonia go
  any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
  
• loasa go
  any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers
  
• campanula, bellflower go
  any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
  
• primrose, primula go
  any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
  
• pimpernel go
  any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
  
• sea milkwort, sea trifoly, black saltwort, Glaux maritima go
  a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
  
• loosestrife go
  any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
  
• plumbago go
  any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
  
• gramineous plant, graminaceous plant go
  cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
  
• pasturage, herbage go
  succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
  
• bur reed go
  marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
  
• lobelia go
  any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
  
• gumbo, okra, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus go
  tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews
  
• vegetable go
  any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
  
• simple go
  any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
  
• galaxy, coltsfoot, galax, wandflower, beetleweed, Galax urceolata go
  tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
  
• wintergreen, pyrola go
  any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
  
• pipsissewa, prince's pine go
  any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
  
• one-flowered wintergreen, one-flowered pyrola, Moneses uniflora, Pyrola uniflora go
  delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower
  
• columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian go
  any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera
  
• green gentian, Frasera speciosa, Swertia speciosa go
  tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green
  
• marsh felwort, Swertia perennia go
  perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers
  
• bloodwort go
  any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae
  
• kangaroo paw, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii go
  sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs
  
• willowherb go
  a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
  
• evening primrose go
  any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
  
• canna go
  any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
  
• maranta go
  any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves
  
• banana, banana tree go
  any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
  
• Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, Musa ensete go
  large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots
  
• bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae go
  ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
  
• ginger go
  perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  
• turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica go
  widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome
  
• Guinea pepper, grains of paradise, Guinea grains, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta go
  West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
  
• cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum go
  rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
  
• reseda go
  any plant of the genus Reseda
  
• viola go
  any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
  
• false nettle, bog hemp go
  any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
  
• pellitory, pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory, Parietaria difussa go
  herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
  
• flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower, kniphofia, tritoma go
  a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
  
• asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales go
  plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
  
• asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus go
  a fernlike plant native to South Africa
  
• aspidistra, cast-iron plant, bar-room plant, Aspidistra elatio go
  evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves
  
• climbing onion, Bowiea volubilis go
  much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs
  
• day lily, plantain lily go
  any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers
  
• herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia go
  European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums
  
• pia, Indian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides, Tacca pinnatifida go
  perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia
  
• flax go
  plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
  
• wild senna, Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica go
  North American perennial herb
  
• kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria go
  perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures
  
• crotalaria, rattlebox go
  any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle
  
• prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis go
  perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
  
• goat's rue, goat rue, Galega officinalis go
  tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers
  
• licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra go
  deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves
  
• wild licorice, wild liquorice, American licorice, American liquorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota go
  North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
  
• winged pea, asparagus pea, Lotus tetragonolobus go
  sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
  
• trefoil, medic, medick go
  any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
  
• sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia go
  Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods
  
• shamrock pea, Parochetus communis go
  trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers
  
• breadroot, Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta go
  densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
  
• bush pea go
  any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
  
• bird's foot trefoil, Trigonella ornithopodioides go
  Old World herb related to fenugreek
  
• fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum go
  annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
  
• plantain go
  any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago
  
• buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum go
  a member of the genus Fagopyrum
  
• rhubarb, rhubarb plant go
  plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps
  
• dock, sorrel, sour grass go
  any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
  
• spiderwort, dayflower go
  any plant of the family Commelinaceae
  
• pineapple, pineapple plant, Ananas comosus go
  a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
  
• agrimonia, agrimony go
  a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
  
• strawberry go
  any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
  
• salad burnet, pimpernel, burnet bloodwort, Poterium sanguisorba go
  European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
  
• bedstraw go
  any of several plants of the genus Galium
  
• feverroot, horse gentian, tinker's root, wild coffee, Triostium perfoliatum go
  coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers
  
• teasel, teazel, teasle go
  any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
  
• touch-me-not, celandine, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, Impatiens capensis go
  North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers
  
• geranium go
  any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
  
• sorrel, oxalis, wood sorrel go
  any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  
• rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens go
  European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves
  
• burning bush, fraxinella, dittany, gas plant, Dictamnus alba go
  Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
  
• nasturtium go
  any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
  
• carnivorous plant go
  plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
  
• Australian pitcher plant, Cephalotus follicularis go
  a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges
  
• sedum go
  any of various plants of the genus Sedum
  
• saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil go
  any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
  
• astilbe go
  any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
  
• bergenia go
  any plant of the genus Bergenia
  
• umbrella plant, Indian rhubarb, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum go
  rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems
  
• alumroot, alumbloom go
  any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
  
• miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap go
  any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
  
• suksdorfia go
  any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles
  
• foamflower, coolwart, false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella cordifolia go
  stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
  
• pickaback plant, piggyback plant, youth-on-age, Tolmiea menziesii go
  vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk
  
• polemonium go
  any plant of the genus Polemonium
  
• phlox go
  any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox
  
• acanthus go
  any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers
  
• borage, tailwort, Borago officinalis go
  hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
  
• common amsinckia, Amsinckia intermedia go
  annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers
  
• large-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia grandiflora go
  annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes
  
• anchusa go
  any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
  
• Chinese forget-me-not, Cynoglossum amabile go
  biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
  
• hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum officinale go
  biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
  
• hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum virginaticum go
  perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
  
• blue devil, blueweed, blue thistle, viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare go
  a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers
  
• stickweed go
  any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing
  
• gromwell, Lithospermum officinale go
  European perennial branching plant
  
• puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense go
  perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
  
• Indian paint, hoary puccoon, Lithospermum canescens go
  perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
  
• Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica go
  smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
  
• garden forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica go
  small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers
  
• mouse ear, forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpiodes go
  small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
  
• false gromwell go
  any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers
  
• comfrey, cumfrey go
  perennial herbs of Europe and Iran
  
• gesneria go
  any plant of the genus Gesneria
  
• waterleaf go
  any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
  
• yellow bells, California yellow bells, whispering bells, Emmanthe penduliflora go
  viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
  
• nemophila go
  any plant of the genus Nemophila
  
• baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii go
  delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
  
• fiesta flower, Pholistoma auritum, Nemophila aurita go
  straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers
  
• basil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos go
  fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers
  
• giant hyssop go
  any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache
  
• bugle, bugleweed go
  any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia
  
• black horehound, black archangel, fetid horehound, stinking horehound, Ballota nigra go
  ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
  
• wood mint go
  American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
  
• calamint go
  perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
  
• wild basil, cushion calamint, Clinopodium vulgare, Satureja vulgaris go
  aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers
  
• horseweed, richweed, horse balm, stoneroot, stone-root, stone root, Collinsonia canadensis go
  erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers
  
• coleus, flame nettle go
  any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
  
• dragonhead, dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum go
  American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
  
• elsholtzia go
  any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes
  
• dead nettle, hemp nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit go
  coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle
  
• pennyroyal, American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides go
  erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers
  
• hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis go
  a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery
  
• dead nettle go
  any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
  
• dagga, Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurus go
  relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
  
• lion's-ear, Leonotis nepetaefolia, Leonotis nepetifolia go
  pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers
  
• motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca go
  bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
  
• bugleweed, Lycopus virginicus go
  a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers
  
• water horehound, Lycopus americanus go
  aromatic perennial herb of United States
  
• gipsywort, gypsywort, Lycopus europaeus go
  hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers
  
• origanum go
  any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings
  
• horehound go
  any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
  
• lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis go
  bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves
  
• mint go
  any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
  
• yerba buena, Micromeria chamissonis, Micromeria douglasii, Satureja douglasii go
  trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers
  
• savory, Micromeria juliana go
  dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
  
• molucca balm, bells of Ireland, Molucella laevis go
  aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx
  
• monarda, wild bergamot go
  any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
  
• mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata go
  fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers
  
• catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria go
  hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike
  
• basil go
  any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
  
• beefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens crispa go
  plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
  
• physostegia go
  any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers
  
• heal all, self-heal, Prunella vulgaris go
  decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties
  
• mountain mint go
  any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum
  
• rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis go
  widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
  
• sage, salvia go
  any of various plants of the genus Salvia
  
• savory go
  any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
  
• skullcap, helmetflower go
  a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
  
• blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora go
  an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
  
• dead nettle, hedge nettle, Stachys sylvatica go
  foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
  
• hedge nettle, Stachys palustris go
  perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
  
• thyme go
  any of various mints of the genus Thymus
  
• martynia, Martynia annua go
  sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit
  
• sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum go
  East Indian annual erect herb
  
• common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica go
  annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
  
• sand devil's claw, Proboscidea arenaria, Martynia arenaria go
  alternatively placed in genus Martynia
  
• sweet unicorn plant, Proboscidea fragrans, Martynia fragrans go
  a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
  
• false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia go
  multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove
  
• false foxglove, Aureolaria virginica, Gerardia virginica go
  sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove
  
• foxglove, digitalis go
  any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
  
• velvet plant, mullein, flannel leaf go
  any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
  
• eggplant, aubergine, mad apple, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena go
  hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
  
• belladonna, deadly nightshade, belladonna plant, Atropa belladonna go
  perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries
  
• henbane, black henbane, stinking nightshade, Hyoscyamus niger go
  poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers
  
• Egyptian henbane, Hyoscyamus muticus go
  poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
  
• tomato, love apple, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum go
  native to South America
  
• mandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum go
  a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
  
• apple of Peru, shoo fly, Nicandra physaloides go
  coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry
  
• tobacco, tobacco plant go
  aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
  
• cupflower, nierembergia go
  any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers
  
• husk tomato, ground cherry go
  any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
  
• salpiglossis go
  any plant of the genus Salpiglossis
  
• Scopolia carniolica go
  herb that is a source of scopolamine
  
• herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls, Mercurialis annua go
  Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed
  
• dog's mercury, dog mercury, Mercurialis perennis go
  European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
  
• spurge nettle, tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus go
  a stinging herb of tropical America
  
• umbellifer, umbelliferous plant go
  any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
  
• dill, Anethum graveolens go
  aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
  
• angelica, angelique go
  any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
  
• chervil, beaked parsley, Anthriscus cereifolium go
  aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
  
• cow parsley, wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris go
  coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
  
• wild celery, Apium graveolens go
  herb of Europe and temperate Asia
  
• celery, cultivated celery, Apium graveolens dulce go
  widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
  
• celeriac, celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum go
  grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
  
• astrantia, masterwort go
  any plant of the genus Astrantia
  
• caraway, Carum carvi go
  a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
  
• earthnut, Conopodium denudatum go
  a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
  
• coriander, Chinese parsley, cilantro, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum go
  Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
  
• cumin, Cuminum cyminum go
  dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
  
• carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa go
  perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots
  
• button snakeroot, Eryngium aquaticum go
  coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots
  
• fennel go
  any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
  
• cow parsnip, hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium go
  tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
  
• lovage, Levisticum officinale go
  herb native to southern Europe
  
• sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata go
  European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers
  
• parsnip, Pastinaca sativa go
  a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
  
• parsley, Petroselinum crispum go
  annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
  
• anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum go
  native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
  
• snakeroot, sanicle go
  a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit
  
• moon carrot, stone parsley go
  any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage
  
• stone parsley, Sison amomum go
  a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds
  
• Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum go
  European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
  
• corn salad go
  a plant of the genus Valerianella
  
• wort go
  usually used in combination: `liverwort'
  
• peperomia go
  any of various plants of the genus Peperomia
  
• yerba mansa, Anemopsis californica go
  stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone
  
• asclepiad go
  any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
  
• milkweed, silkweed go
  any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
  
• stapelia, carrion flower, starfish flower go
  any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers