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acanthus

acanthus

Acanthus mollis

alder

alnus

Alnus glutinosa

alfalfa

medica

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa

apple

malus

Malus domestica

arbutus

arbutus

Arbutus unedo

ash, European ash

fraxinus

Fraxinus excelsior

ash, mountain ash, manna ash

ornus

Fraxinus ornus

aster

amellus

Aster amelllus

balm, bee balm, balm mint, cure-all

melisphylla

Melissa officinalis

barley

hordeum

Hordeum vulgare

bay laurel, sweet bay, bay, sweet bay tree, sweet laurel

laurus

Laurus nobilis

bean, broad bean, fava bean, Windor bean, horse bean, field bean

faba

Vicia faba

bean, yard long

phaselus

Vigna ungiculata

bear’s breeches

acanthus

Acanthus mollis

beech

fagus

Fagus sylvatica

Belgian endive

intubum I c

Cichorium intybus

black hellebore, Christmas rose

eleborus niger

Helleborus niger

black-eyed pea, cowpea, field pea, yard long bean

phaselus

Vigna ungiculata

blackthorn

spinus

Prunus spinosa

blue daisy, blue sailors

intubum I

Cichorium intybus

Bournemouth pine, maritime pine

pinus

Pinus pinaster

box, boxwood

buxus

Buxus sempervirens

bracken

filix

Pteridium aquilinum

brake, brake fern

filix

Pteridium aquilinum

broom, Spanish broom, weaver's broom, dyer's broom

genista

Spartium junceum

butcher’s broom

ruscus

Ruscus aculeatus

caltrop

tribulus

Tribulus terrestris

celery

apium

Apium graveolens

centaury

centaureum

Centaurium erythraea

centre of the sun

centaureum

Centaurium erythraea

cherry, cornelian

cornus

Cornus mas

cherry, sour, wild

cerasus

Prunus cerasus

chestnut

castanea

Castanea sativa

chicory, wild chicory, coffee chicory, common chicory

intubum I

Cichorium intybus

Christmas rose

eleborus niger

Helleborus niger

cinnamon, Chinese cinammon

casia I (bark)

Cinnamomum iners

citron

malus medica

Citrus medica

cleavers

lappa

Galium aparine

 

clover, yellow honey clover, yellow sweet clover

lotus II (herb)

Melilotus officinalis

 

cobnut

corylus

Corylus avellana

coffee chicory, coffee weed

intubum I

Cichorium intybus

cornelian cherry

cornus

Cornus mas

 

crocus, saffron crocus

crocus

Crocus sativus

cucumber

cucumis

Cucumis sativus

cure-all

melisphylla

Melissa officinalis

cypress, Italian cypress

cupressus

Cupressus sempervirens

darnel

lolium

Lolium temulentum

date palm

palma

Phoenix dactylifera

elm, smooth-leafed elm

ulmus

Ulmus minor (around Pompeii), Ulnus glabra

elm-leaf blackberry

rubus

Rubus ulmifolius

emmer wheat

far

Triticum turgidum cultivar dicoccum

endive, curly endive, frisée

intubum II

Cichorium endivia

etrog

malus medica

Citrus medica

fern, brake, eagle, or female

filix

Pteridium aquilinum

fever wort

centaureum

Centaurium erythraea

filbert

corylus

Corylus avellana

fir, silver fir

abies

Abies alba

flax, linen

linum

Linum usitatissimum

frisée

intubum II

Cichorium endivia

garland flower

casia II (flower)

Daphne cneorum

garland flower, rose daphne

casia II (flower)

Daphne cneorum

gilliflower

viola (white)

Mathiola incana

gladiolus, field gladiolus, Italian gladiolus, corn gladiolus

hyacinthus

Gladiolus italicus

goose grass

and about 20 more: cleavers, stickywilly, barweed, bedstraw, catchweed, clivers, eriffe, everlasting friendship, goosebill, grip grass, hayriffe, hayruff, hedgeheriff, loveman, mutton chops, robin-run-in-the-Grass, scratweed

lappa

Galium aparine

grape, grapevine

vitis

Vitis vinifera

hackberry

lotus I (tree)

Celtis australis

hazelnut

corylus

Corylus avellana

hellebore, black

eleborus niger

Helleborus niger

hellebore, white

elleborus albus

also called veraturm (not in Vergil)

Veratrum album

herb of the cross

verbena

Verbena officinalis

holm oak

ilex

Quercus ilex

honeywort

cerinthe

Cerinthe major

ivy

hedera

Hedera helix

juniper

cedrus

Juniperus communis

laurel, bay laurel, sweet laurel

laurus

Laurus nobilis

laurustinus

tinus

Viburnum tinus

lemon balm, bee balm, balm mint, cure-all

melisphylla

Melissa officinalis

lentils

lens

Lens culinaris

licebane

siler

Delphinium staphisagria

lily, white lily, Madonna lily

lilium

Lilium candidum

lime or inden, large-leaved

tilia

Tilia platyphyllos

lime or linden, small-leaved

tilia

Tilia cordata Miller

lime, lime flower tree, common lime, linden

tilia

Tilia x vulgaris (T. cordata x T. platyphyllos ; T. europaea auct.)

linden

tilia

Tilia x vulgaris (T. cordata x T. platyphyllos ; T. europaea auct.)

lupine

lupinus

Lupinus alba

Maltese cross, puncture vine, caltrop, cat's head, devil's-thorn, devil's-weed, goathead

tribulus

Tribulus terrestris

marsh plants in general 

ulva

candidates have included:Carex riparia, Cladium mariscus, Glyceria fluitans, Sagittaria sagittifilia, Spartina maritima, Typha latifolia

Michaelmas daisy

amellus

Aster amelllus

millet, proso millet, broomcorn millet

milium

Panicum miliaceum

mistletoe

viscum

Viscum album

moon trefoil

cytisus

Medicago arborea

mother of thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme

serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum

mountain ash, manna ash

ornus

Fraxinus ornus

myrtle

myrtus

Myrtus communis

narcissus

narcissus

Narcissus serotinus

narcissus, pheasant's-eye narcissus

narcissus

Narcissus poeticus

nettle tree

lotus I (tree)

Celtis australis

oak, English oak

quercus

Quercus robur

oak, holm or scarlet

ilex

Quercus ilex

oak, sessile oak, chestnut oak, durmast oak

aesculus

Quercus petraea

oatgrass, oatstraw

avena I

Avena fatua

oats

 avena II

Avena sativa

olive

olea

Olea europaea

opium poppy

papaver

Papaver somniferum

osier

salix

Salix vimialis

palm

palma

Phoenix dactylifera

pea, black-eyed, cow, or field

phaselus

Vigna ungiculata

pear

pirus

Pyrus communis

pine, maritime or Bournemouth

pinus

Pinus pinaster

pine, stone or umbrella

pinus

Pinus pinea

plane tree

platanus

Platanus orientalis

plum

prunus

Prunus domestica

poplar, white poplar

populus

Populus alba

poppy, garden poppy, etc.

papaver

Papaver somniferum

puncture vine

tribulus

Tribulus terrestris

quickbeam

sorbus

Sorbus aucuparia

radicchio

intubum I b

Cichorium intybus

reed, common reed

calamus, harundo

Phragmites australis

rose

rosa

Rosa spp.

rosemary

ros

Rosmarinus officinalis

rowan, rowanberry, quickbeam

sorbus

Sorbus aucuparia

savory, summer

thymbra

Satureja hortensis

savory, winter

thymbra

Satureja montana

scarlet oak

ilex

Quercus ilex

sedge

ulva

candidates have included:Carex riparia, Cladium mariscus, Glyceria fluitans, Sagittaria sagittifilia, Spartina maritima, Typha latifolia

 

sedge. graceful sedge, slender tufted sedge

carex

Carex acuta

shrub trefoil

cytisus

Medicago arborea

sloe, blackthorn

spinus

Prunus spinosa

sour cherry

cerasus

Prunus cerasus

spruce, Norway spruce, spruce fir, white spruce

picea

Picea abies

squill, sea squill, white squill, sea onion

scilla

Urginea maritima

staveacre

siler

Delphinium staphisagria

stock

viola (white)

Mathiola incana

strawberry tree

arbutus

Arbutus unedo

succory

intubum I

Cichorium intybus

summer savory

thymbra

Satureja hortensis

tares

lolium

Lolium temulentum

thistle, creeping thistle, field thistle, Canada thistle

carduus

Cirsium arvense

thyme

thymum

Thymus vulgaris

thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme

serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum

tree medick

cytisus

Medicago arborea

trefoil, moon, shrub

cytisus

Medicago arborea

umbrella pine, stone pine

pinus

Pinus pinea

verbena, vervain

verbena

Verbena officinalis

 

vetch, garden vetch

vicia

Vicia sativa

vine, grapevine

vitis

Vitis vinifera

violet, sweet violet

viola (dark)

Viola odorata

walnut

nux

Juglans regia

waxflower

cerinthe

Cerinthe major

wheat, emmer

far

Triticum turgidum cultivar dicoccum

wheat, hard wheat, winter wheat, durum wheat, pasta flour

triticum

Triticum turgidum L. cultivar durum

wild cherry

cerasus

Prunus cerasus

wild oats

avena I

Avena fatua

wild olive

oleaster

Olea europaea var. oleaster (Hoffmans. & Link) Fiori

willow, white willow

salix

Salix alba

winter savory

thymbra

Satureja montana

wolfsbane

aconitum

Aconitum vulparia

yellow honey clover, yellow sweet clover

lotus II (herb)

Melilotus officinalis

yew

taxus

Taxus baccata

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