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Acanthaceae, Justicia pectoralis, Tilo, piri piri (South America), Chapantye (Cuba)

Justicia pectoralis is a low growing, branching sprawling shrub, can grow up to 3 ft. It has small lanceolate leaves and violet flowers, similar in appearance to those of snapdragons. In areas of the… more →

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The Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute plant database — 1 comment

Anthropogen wrote 2 months ago: If you are interested in ethnobotany, plants in general, anthropology, cultural-ecology, here is a g … more →

Tags: News Articles, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Plants, Food, ethnobotany, Natural, Medicine, Ecology, Nature

Malvaceae, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, Devil's hand — 5 comments

Anthropogen wrote 2 months ago: The Genus Chiranthrodendron comprises a single species, C. pentadactylon. Common names include Arbol … more →

Tags: ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, Plants, Trees, malvaceae, México, Botany, ethnobotany, horticulture

The Chile Pepper Institute — 3 comments

Anthropogen wrote 2 months ago: Do you like chile peppers? If so, you will surely be interested in the The Chile Pepper Institute. T … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Plants, Agriculture, Food, Pepper, Institute, Chili, Capsicum

read y'all! — 6 comments

audreyframpton wrote 4 months ago: I live in Oklahoma. There are many things I love about my home state but our recent poster campaign … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Cookbooks, ethnobotany, Plants, vegetarian, cooking

The Last of the Non GMO Corn Speaks Out! — 5 comments

Jill Cloutier wrote 7 months ago: I’ve interviewed farmers, scientists, ecologists, and permaculture designers, but until today … more →

Tags: permaculture, ecology, Organics, Green Living, Environment, Humor, Food, gardening, Ecology

Sapotaceae, Omphalocarpum procerum - Central West Africa — 1 comment

Anthropogen wrote 10 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. This is Omphalocarpum procerum I photographed in Gabon. The tree … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, W. AFRICA / GABON, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Trees, ethnobotany, sapotaceae, Africa, Photography, Gabon

Leguminosae (Mimosoideae subfamily), Tetrapleura tetraptera, aidan tree, munyegenye - Gabon, Central West Africa — 2 comments

Anthropogen wrote 10 months ago: Tetrapleura tetraptera is a deciduous tree native to W. and Central W. Africa. The pulp surrounding … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, W. AFRICA / GABON, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Tree, seed, Photography, leguminosae, mimosoideae, tetrapleura

Boraginaceae, Cordia myxa (Syn. C. dichotoma), Assyrian plum, لسوڑا, Lasura - Chios, Greece — 9 comments

Anthropogen wrote 11 months ago: Common names include: لسوڑا, Lasura, Assyrian Plum, Pidar, Panugeri, Naruvilli, Geduri, Spistan, and … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, GREECE / MEDITERRANEAN, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Agroforestry, ethnobotany, photograph, chios, cordia, Myxa

Solanaceae, Hyoscyamus albus, white henbane, diskiamos (modern Greek), dontochorton (Cyprus), sikran (Morocco), yellow henbane — 1 comment

Anthropogen wrote 11 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. The genus Hyoscyamus consists of about 20 species, all of which … more →

Tags: ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, EUROPE / VARIOUS, PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, TOXIC / POISONOUS / MIND - ALTERING, ethnobotany, Henbane, History, hyoscyamus albus, Medicinal

Ceiba pentandra (Kapok) growing in Athens, Greece — 3 comments

Anthropogen wrote 12 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. I was surprised to find this Ceiba pentandra tree in a park in A … more →

Tags: ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, GREECE / MEDITERRANEAN, PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, bombacaceae, CEIBA, ethnobotany, malvaceae, Nature, pentandra

Arecaceae, Washingtonia filifera - Zappio park, Athens, Greece

Anthropogen wrote 12 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. I took these photos of massive, old Washingtonia filifera palms … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, GREECE / MEDITERRANEAN, California, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Plants, Trees, ethnobotany, Palm, Photography

Caricaceae, Jacarantia mexicana, Bonete - Jalisco, Mexico — 8 comments

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: Bonete is a wild papaya relative native to Mexico, called Coahuayote in Naualt, K’uun che … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, EDIBLE / LEAF / FRUIT / NUT, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Fruit, Agroforestry, México, Food, ethnobotany, Papaya

An Ethnobotany blog worth reading... — 2 comments

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a link to a great weblog I recently came across: Deborah Small’s Ethnobotany Blog … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, News Articles, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, California, Plants, ethnobotany, Blog, Art, Photography

Thymelaeaceae, Edgeworthia chrysantha, paperbush, mitsumata (Japanese)

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: Native to the Szechaun province in China, where it can be found growing in forests, shrubby slopes, … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Medicinal, Plants, ethnobotany, Photography, China, edgeworthia, paper

Sturtevants Edible Plants of the World — 1 comment

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: Link to 775-page PDF: Sturtevants Edible Plants of the World … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, News Articles, EDIBLE / LEAF / FRUIT / NUT, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, edible, Plants, Agriculture, Food, ethnobotany

Sterculiaceae, Cola acuminata, Cola nut - Gabon, Central West Africa

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: I found this large Cola tree in a small neighborhood/village at the edge of Libreville. I’m pr … more →

Tags: EDIBLE / LEAF / FRUIT / NUT, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, TOXIC / POISONOUS / MIND - ALTERING, W. AFRICA / GABON, Central West Africa, cola, ethnobotany, Gabon

New index - Plant families

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a list in progress of plant families, ordered alphabetically. Click a family name and t … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Plants, Botany, ethnobotany, Spencer, woodard, Database, anthropogen

People and Plants International (PPL) — 2 comments

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: I just added a link to the website of People and Plants International (PPL) to this site’s blo … more →

Tags: ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, ethnobotany, Biodiversity, Conservation, Culture, people and plants international, PPL

Ethnobotany Blog: Plants as Medicine — 4 comments

Anthropogen wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a link to an Ethnobotany blog I have recently become aware of… Plants as Medicine … more →

Tags: PLANTS / TREES / FLORA, News Articles, ETHNOBOTANY / EDIBLE / MED / USEFUL, Plants, ethnobotany, Medicine, Blog, Chinese


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