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Herbicide control of L. dalmatica seems to be short-term as the leaves waxy surface help prevent herbicide uptake and its potency. Furthermore, its extensive root system aids in reproduction when herbicides manage to remove the flowering plant. It is recommended herbicide use is the most effective pre-bloom or in the death stages of L. dalmatica.
Woad plants Fruits of Isatis tinctoria. Isatis tinctoria, also called woad (/ ˈ w oʊ d /), dyer's woad, dyer's-weed, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) with a documented history of use as a blue dye and medicinal plant. Its genus name, Isatis, derives from the ancient Greek word for the plant ...
Its use was mostly as substitute of the more expensive Tyrian purple, the famous dye obtained from Murex molluscs. [12] The color comes from the plant's fruit, specifically its dry outer coat. [10] The colorant is also obtained from the translucent sap contained in the plant cells when the leaves of the plant are broken off and exposed to the ...
The 'toad' in toadflax may relate to the plants having historically been used to treat bubonic plague, a false link having been drawn between the words 'bubo' and 'Bufo'. The scientific name Linaria means "resembling linum " ( flax ), which the foliage of some species superficially resembles.
It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve. [3] In Vietnamese, the plant is called cứt lợn (meaning "pig feces") due to its growth in dirty areas. [4]
This plant has many common names, [2] including common soapwort, [3] bouncing-bet, [3] crow soap, [2] wild sweet William, [2] and soapweed. [4] There are about 20 species of soapworts altogether. The scientific name Saponaria is derived from the Latin sapo (stem sapon- ) meaning "soap", which, like its common name, refers to its utility in ...
Chlorophytum borivilianum is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in the peninsular Indian region. It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable in some parts of India, and its roots are used as a health tonic under the name safed musli. [1] In traditional Indian medicine, it is used as rasayan or adaptogen. [2]
This is the origin of several of the plants' common names. It was particularly used for washing hair, since C. pomeridianum at least was held to be effective against dandruff. [12] Cuisine. The young leaves of certain species can be used as food, but the saponins in the bulbs make these poisonous.