Electric Veg

Acacia confusa

 |  fabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  timber  | 

Althaea officinalis

  |  marsh mallow  |  marshmallow  |  |  Malvaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  food  | 

A lovely edible mallow plant that inhabits marshes. The roots were once a source of mucilage used to make a spongey confection that became synonymous with the plant.

Anadenanthera peregrina

  |  yopo  |  angico-vermelho  |  |  fabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  timber  |  dye  | 

Atropa belladonna

  |  deadly nightshade  |  bella-donna  |  |  Solanaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

A very toxic plant grown as a source of the tropane alkaloids scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine.

Bacopa monnieri

  |  brahmi  |  water hyssop  |  Indian pennywort  |  |  plantaginaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Banisteriopsis caapi

  |  ayahuasca  |  |  Malpighiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Camellia sinensis

  |  green tea  |  tea tree  |  |  Theaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  food  | 

Cannabis sativa

  |  marijuana  |  weed  |  dagga  |  hemp  |  |  Cannabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medical  |  food  | 

A rare medicinal plant that no one has ever heard of before.

Catha edulis

  |  khat  |  qat  |  qhat  |  |  Celastraceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  timber  | 

A slow-growing shrub up to 25 meters tall that thrives in arid environments. The young leaves and shoots contain cathinone.

Centella asiatica

  |  gotu kola  |  Indian pennywort  |  |  apiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  food  | 

Coffea arabica

  |  coffee  |  |  rubiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  food  | 

Desmanthus illinoensis

  |  Illinois bundleflower  |  prarie mimosa  |  prickleweed  |  |  fabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  food  | 

Entada rheedii

  |  African dream herb  |  snuff box sea bean  |  cacoon vine  |  rheedei  |  |  fabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Erythroxylum coca

  |  coca bush  |  Amazonian coca  |  Huánuco coca  |  |  erythroxylaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Hypericum perforatum

  |  St. John's wort  |  |  hypericaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Ilex vomitoria

  |  yaupon holly  |  |  Aquifoliaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

One of only two native North American plant to produce caffeine. Does not cause vomiting.

Indigofera tinctoria

  |  true indigo  |  |  fabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  dye  | 

Source of the blue dye *indigo*.

Ipomoea tricolor

  |  morning glory  |  |  convolvulaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  ornamental  | 

Isatis tinctoria

  |  dyer's woad  |  glastum  |  hardy indigo  |  |  brassicaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  dye  |  medicinal  | 

Lagochilus inebrians

  |  intoxicating mint  |  inebriating mint  |  Turkistan mint  |  Bozulbang  |  |  Lamiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Leonotis leonurus

  |  lion's tail  |  wild dagga  |  |  Lamiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  ornamental  | 

Lobelia inflata

  |  Indian tobacco  |  puke weed  |  |  campanulaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Lophophora williamsii

  |  peyote  |  |  Cactaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  ornamental  | 

Mimosa tenuiflora

  |  Mimosa hostilis  |  jurema  |  cabrera  |  carbonal  |  |  fabaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Mitragyna speciosa

  |  kratom  |  |  rubiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Nelumbo nucifera

  |  sacred lotus  |  Indian lotus  |  |  nelumbonaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  ornamental  |  vegetable  | 

Nicotiana rustica

  |  Aztec tobacco  |  |  solanaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Nymphaea caerulea

  |  Egyptian lily  |  sacred blue lily  |  Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea  |  |  nymphaeaeceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |  ornamental  | 

Papaver somniferum

  |  opium poppy  |  breadseed poppy  |  |  papaveraceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  ornamental  |  medicinal  | 

Passiflora incarnata

  |  maypop  |  purple passionflower  |  wild apricot  |  wild passion vine  |  |  passifloraceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  aromatic  |  medicinal  |  ornamental  | 

Piper methysticum

  |  kava kava  |  awa  |  |  piperaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Psilocybe cubensis

  |  shrooms  |  magic mushrooms  |  cubes  |  |  hymenogastraceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Not a plant, though indeed magic.

Psychotria viridis

  |  chacruna  |  chacrona  |  chaqruy  |  ayahuasca  |  |  rubiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Salvia divinorum

  |  diviner's sage  |  Salvia  |  |  lamiaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Stevia rebaudiana

  |  stevia  |  candyleaf  |  sweetleaf  |  |  Asteraceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  food  | 

Synsepalum dulcificum

  |  miracle fruit  |  magic berry  |  |  sapotaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  food  | 

Valeriana officinalis

  |  valerian  |  garden heliotrope  |  |  caprifoliaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Voacanga africana

  |   |  |  Apocynaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  | 

Withania somnifera

  |  ashwagandha  |  winter cherry  |  Indian ginseng  |  |  Solanaceae  |  28 Apr 2024  |  medicinal  |