Category Archives: Flora
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
Wolfsbane
Wolfsbane The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Wolfsbane Aconitum vulparia [ Plantae: Angiospermae; Eudicots; Ranunculales; Aconiteae; Family: Ranunculaceae: Genus: Aconitum: Aconitum vulparia ] Common Names: Wolfsbane, Badger’s Bane, aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard’s bane, women’s bane, Devil’s helmet or … Continue reading
Birthwort
Birthwort The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis [ Plantae: Aristolochiaceae: Aristolochia clematitis ] Common Names: Birthwort, Virginia Snakeroot, Snakeroot, Dutchman’s Pipe, Pipevine, etc. Localities: Found throughout the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, and the Caucasus, it is … Continue reading
Henbane
Henbane The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Henbane Hyoscyamus niger [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Solanales: Solanaceae: Hyoscyamus: Hyoscyamus niger ] Common Names: stinking nightshade, black henbane, Common Henbane, Hyoscyamus, Hog’s-bean, Devil’s Eye, Jupiter’s-bean, Symphonica, Cassilata, Cassilago, … Continue reading
Common Rue
Ruta Graveolens / RUE The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Rue: Ruta Graveolens Ruta Graveolens [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Rosids: Sapindales: Rutaceae: Rutoideae: Ruteae: Ruta: Ruta Graveolens ] Common Names: Localities: Commonly found throughout the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, … Continue reading
Vincetoxicum
Vincetoxicum officinalis The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Vincetoxicum Vincetoxicum offinalis [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Gentianales: Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae: Vincetoxicum: Vincetoxicum offinalis ] Common Names: Localities: North America; Texas to Delaware. Description: Is a twining perennial vine that … Continue reading