Tales of a Technogypsie

Camellia sinensis Tea The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Camellia: Green Tea Camellia sinensis [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales: Theaceae: Camellia: Camellia sinensis ] Common Names: Green Tea, White Tea, Oolong, Pu-erh, black tea, tea plant, tea tree, tea shrub Localities: It is native to mainland China South and Southeast Asia, but is cultivated [...]

Black Cohosh The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa, Actea racemosa [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae: Actaea: Cimicifuga racemosa, Actea racemosa ] Common Names: black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, macrotys, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, rattleweed, or fairy candle Localities: North America; extreme south of Ontario south to central Georgia; west to [...]