Category Archives: Botany
Haitian Horror
Experience the full text of Thomas Baurley’s classic 1989 research paper, now in a convenient PDF e-book. This edition presents Baurley’s in-depth study from Florida State University on zombies and zombification within Haitian Vodou, with focused discussion of Wade Davis’s primary research and the lasting impact of these stories and beliefs. Continue reading
Echinacea angustifolia: Purple coneflower
The Purple coneflower is a great cure-all and antibiotic according to folklore and some new science. Continue reading
Smilax glycophylla: Sweet Sarsparilla
Sweet Sarsparilla – possums feed on the flowers, fruits, and new shoots of this vine. Continue reading
Boronia ledifolia: Forest Boronia
This plant is often called possum bush because of its strong smell of leaves when crushed. Continue reading
Petalstigma pubescens: Quinine Tree
small evergreen tree known as a source for quinine Continue reading
Histiopteris incisa: Bat’s wing fern
Official page: https://treeleavesoracle.com/lore/?p=103 Histiopteris incisa Also known as bat’s wing fern, water fern, histiopteris, mata, and fern mata. A common fern found in Australia, New Zealand, and many of the South Pacific Islands in moist areas where it forms large … Continue reading
Schizaea dichotoma : Branched Comb Fern
Official page: https://treeleavesoracle.com/lore/?p=99 Schizaea dichotoma The fairy comb, branched comb fern, schizaea, fan fern A small terrestrial fern and Australian plant found on the heath, in open forests, and sandy soils. It is an unusual fern that produces fertile fronds … Continue reading
Banksia integrifolia: Coastal banksia
Official page: https://treeleavesoracle.com/lore/?p=89 Banksia integrifolia also known as coast banksia, coastal banksia, honeysuckle, white banksia, white bottlebrush, and white honeysuckle. Coast Banksia is an Australian coastal tree or shrub that can grow upwards of 25 meters in height. It has … Continue reading
Acianthus fornicatus: Pixie caps
Terrestrial perrennial deciduous Pixie Cap orchid or Acianthus fornicatus. Continue reading
Allocasuarina littoralis: Black she-oak
The Black She-Oak is a common evergreen tree in Australia. Continue reading