Melaleuca alternifolia
A small paperbark tree with narrow, needle-like aromatic leaves and creamy white bottlebrush flowers, native to the swampy lowlands of…
Trametes versicolor
Thin, fan-shaped bracket fungus with concentric bands of color, growing in overlapping clusters on dead hardwood.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Low, trailing evergreen shrub with small leathery leaves and red berries, native to cold northern climates.
Valeriana officinalis
Tall perennial with clusters of small pink-white flowers; root has a distinctive strong odor.
Vanilla planifolia
A climbing orchid vine whose fermented and cured seed pods (vanilla "beans") produce one of the world's most recognizable and…
Verbena officinalis
Slender perennial with small, sparse lilac flowers on tall wiry stems, historically considered a sacred herb in several cultures.
Eutrema japonicum
A genuinely rare, difficult-to-cultivate plant native to Japanese mountain streams, whose grated rhizome produces the true wasabi condiment. Worth knowing…
Salix alba
Large deciduous tree with narrow silvery-green leaves, native along riverbanks and wet areas.
Prunus serotina
Large deciduous tree with dark, fissured bark and clusters of small white spring flowers; the inner bark is the traditionally…
Dioscorea villosa
Twining perennial vine with heart-shaped leaves and a tuberous root.
Hamamelis virginiana
A deciduous shrub or small tree with wavy-edged, oval leaves and unusual spidery yellow flowers that bloom in late fall,…
Betonica officinalis
Low mint-family perennial with a rosette of scalloped leaves and spikes of small pink-purple flowers.
Achillea millefolium
Perennial with feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small white flowers.
Rumex crispus
Perennial weed with distinctive curly-edged leaves and a deep taproot.
