The Public Herbarium

Tag: seeds

  • Black Pepper Monograph

    Black Pepper Monograph

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    Black Pepper Piper nigrum L. Common & Folk Names Plant Family Piperaceae – The Pepper family Geographic Location Native to the Malabar Coast of southwestern India, particularly Kerala and the Western Ghats region. Now widely cultivated throughout tropical regions worldwide, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and parts of Africa. Indonesia and Vietnam are…

  • Queen Anne’s Lace Monograph

    Queen Anne’s Lace Monograph

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    Queen Anne’s Lace, or wild carrot, is the ancestor of cultivated carrots. Seeds traditionally used for urinary support and menstrual regulation. CAUTION: Requires expert identification due to deadly hemlock look-alikes. Hairy stems and carrot scent distinguish it from poisonous relatives in the Apiaceae family.