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The clusters of yellow flowers are produced in summer, retain their colour after picking, and are used in dried flower arrangements. This plant is sometimes used as a spice. Although called "curry plant" and smelling like curry powder , it is not related to this mixture of spices, nor the curry tree ( Murraya koenigii ), and is not used as ...
The herb is also used for eyestrain and to relieve inflammation caused by colds, coughs, sinus infections, sore throats, and hay fever. Parts used include the leaf, the stem, and small pieces of the flowers. Typical preparations include a warm compress, or tea. Eyebright preparations are also available as an extract or capsule.
Epilobium ciliatum is a clumping perennial often exceeding 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height. It has thickly veined lance-shaped leaves which may be up to 15 centimeters long toward the base of the plant.
Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. [1] The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and tropics Epilobium species are restricted to the cool montane biomes, such as the New Guinea Highlands.
Tansy: corymb of flower heads with recognisable Fibonacci spirals entered by ants Tansy is a flowering herbaceous plant with finely divided compound leaves and yellow, button-like flowers. It has a stout, somewhat reddish, erect stem, usually smooth, 50–150 cm (20–59 in) tall, and branching near the top.
Melilotus officinalis, known as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot [2] and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.
It is an annual or biennial herb from 10 to 50 centimetres (3.9 to 19.7 inches) in height (rarely to one metre), with trifoliate leaves and small yellow flowers borne in dense racemes. [4] Similar to Melilotus altissima Thuill. in general. The flowers are 2 – 3 mm long and produce a hairless pod of similar length. [5]
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, [1] [2] yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. [4] It has also been introduced and is now common in North America.