Category Archives: Botany
Castor Oil Plant
Castor Oil Plant The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communis [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae: Acalyphoideae: Acalypheae: Ricininae: Ricinus communis ] Common Names: Castor, Castor Oil, Bofareira, Castor Oil Plant, Castor Bean Plant, … Continue reading
Deadly Nightshade (Belladonna)
Deadly Nightshade The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Solanales: Solanaceae: Atropa: Atropa belladonna ] Common Names: Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Atropa, Belladonna, divale, dwale, banewort, devil’s cherries, naughty man’s cherries, … Continue reading
Common Box
Common Box The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Common Box Buxus sempervirens [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Buxales: Buxaceae: Buxus: Buxus sempervirens ] Common Names: Common Box, European Box, Boxwood. Localities: It is native to coastal regions especially in … Continue reading
European Mandrake
European Mandrake The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland European Mandrake Mandragora officinarum [ Plantae: Solanaceae: Mandragora officinarum ] Common Names: Alraunwurzel, Mandrake, Satan’s Apple, mandragora, love apple, Circe’s plant, Dudaim. Localities: European Mandrake is native to southern Europe, … Continue reading
Opium Poppy
Opium Poppy The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Ranunculales: Papaveraceae: Papaver: Papaver somniferum ] Common Names: poppy tears, lachryma papaveris. Localities: Grown ornamenatlly throughout Europe, North America, South America, and … Continue reading
Poison Hemlock
Poison Hemlock The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Apiales: Apiaceae: Apioideae: Conium maculatum ] Common Names: Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Devils’ porridge, beaver poison, herb bennet, musquash root, poison parsley, spotted … Continue reading
Delphinium
Delphinium The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Larkspur: Delphinium Delphinium staphisagria [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae: Delphinium: Delphinium staphisagria ] Common Names: Larkspur, Lark’s Heel, Lark’s Claw, Knight’s Spur. Localities: Found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and mountains … Continue reading
Columbine
Columbine The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Columbine: Aquilegia Aquilegia canadensis [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Eudicots: Ranunculales: Aquilegia: Aquilegia canadensis ] Common Names: Localities: Northern Hemisphere. It is native to the Alps. Common throughout Eastern North America as … Continue reading
Skullcap
Scutellaria luterifolia The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Scutellaria laterifolia Scutellaria laterifolia [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiales: Lamiaceae: Scutellaria: Scutellaria laterifolia ] Common Names: Blue Skullcap, Hoodwort, Virginian Skullcap, Mad-dog Skullcap Localities: Native to North America especially … Continue reading
Wormwood
Wormwood The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Wormwood Artemisia absinthium [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Asterales: Asteraceae: Artemisia: Artemisia absinthium ] Common Names: Wormwood, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, common wormwood, Green Ginger or grand wormwood Localities: Temperate Eurasia and … Continue reading