#erythronium californicum

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Erythronium californicum, champion of spring in the klamath serpentines.

Six Rivers National Forest, California

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 22 May 2021

In the fertile, moist soil and shade of this walled garden Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty' (fawn lily) and Erythronium 'Pagoda' (dog's tooth violet) were thriving. These herbaceous perennials are woodland plants with green leaves mottled with brown.

Jill Raggett

[justabeautifulgirl]

Names for herbs: A-F

A

A Hawk's Heart: Heart of Wormwood Artemisia absinthium

A Lion's Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot] Brassica napus

A Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica napus

A Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane Arnica montana

A Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa

Aaron's Rod: Goldenrod Solidago Virgaurea -or- Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

Absinthe: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

Adder's Fork: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta

Adder's Mouth: Chickweed Stellaria Media

Adder's Tongue: Dogstooth Violet Erythronium multiscapoideum

Alison Alyssum Alyssum spp

Angel Food: Angelica Angelica archangelica

Angel's Trumpet: Jimsonweed / Datura Datura Stamonium

Apple of Carthage: Pomegranate Punica Granatum

Archangel: Angelica Angelica archangelica

Artemis Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

Ass's Ear: Comfrey Symphytum Officinale -or- ColtsfootTussilago Farfara

Ass's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

An Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum

Auld Man's Bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

B

Bad Man's Oatmeal: Hemlock Conium Maculatum

Bad Man's Plaything: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Bastard: False or White Dittany Dictamnus Albus

Bat's Wings: Holly Ilex Aquifolium

Beard of the Monk: Chicory Cichorium Intybus

Bear's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris

Bear's Grape: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra -or- Uva Ursa Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi

Bear's Paw: Root Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

Bear's Weed; Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum

Beggar's Buttons: Burdock Arctium Lappa

Beggar's Lice: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale

Bird's Eye: Germander or Speedwell Teucrium chamaedrys

Bird's Foot: Fenugreek Trigonella Foenum-graecum

Bird's Nest: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

Bishop's Elder: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica

Bishop's Leaves: Water Figwort Scrophularia Aquatica

Bishop's Wort: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica

Bitter Grass: Ague Root Aletris Farinosa

Black Sampson: Echinacea Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea angustifolia 

Blazing Star: Ague Root Aletris Farinosa

Blind Eyes: Poppies Papaver Spp. & Somniferum

Blood: Elder sap (or another tree sap) Sambucus Nigra

Blood from a Head: Lupine Lupinus perennis, Lupinus polyphyllus

Blood from a Shoulder: Bear's Breach Acanthus spinosus

Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca sativa

Blood of a Goose: Milk of the Mulberry Tree Morus nigra

Blood of a Snake: Hematite mineral form of Iron oxide (Fe2O3)

Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall Tamarix orientalis

Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca Spp.

Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

Blood of Hestia: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis

Bloodwort: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

Bloody Butcher: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

Bloody Fingers: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Blue Bottle: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea Cyanus

Boy's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum

Brain Thief: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

Bread and Cheese Tree: Hawthorne Crataegus oxyacantha

Bride of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum

Bride of the Sun: Calendula Calendula Officinalis

Brown Dragon: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

Bull's Blood: Horehound Marrubium Vulgare

Bull's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

Bull's Semen: Egg of a Blister Beetle beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae

Burning Bush: White Dittany Dictamnus albus

Buttons Tansy: Tanacetum Vulgare

C

Calf's Snout: Snapdragon Antirrhinum Magus

Candelmas Maiden: Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis

Candlewick Plant: Mullein Verbascum thapsus

Capon's Tail: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

Carpenter's Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

Carpenter's Square: Knotted Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

Carpenter's Weed: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Cat: Catnip Nepta Cataria

Cat's Foot: White Balsam Gnaphalium polycephalum -or-Canada Snake Root Asarum Canadensis -or- Ground IvyGlechoma hederacea

Cat's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

Chameleon Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps

Cheeses: Marsh Mallow Althaea Officinalis

Christ's Eye: Vervain Sage Salvia Verbenaca

Christ's Ladder: Centaury Erythraea Centaurium

Christ's Spear: Adder's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum Vulgatum

Church Steeples: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala

Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium Geranium manculatum

Clear Eye: Clary Sage Salvia sclarea

Cleavers: Bedstraw Galium Verum, G. Triforum

Click: Goosegrass Galium aparine

Clot: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsusCocklebur: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala

Colt's Tail: Canadian Fleabane Erigeron Canadense

Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

Cuddy's Lungs: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

Crane's Bill: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum

Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil

Crowdy Kit: Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

Crow Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum -or-Wood Anemone Anemone Nemorosa

Crown for a King: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

Cuckoo's Bread: Common Plantain Plantago major

Cucumber Tree: Magnolia Magnolia acuminata

D

Dagger Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor

Daphne: Laurel/Bay Laurus nobilis

Dead Man's Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Death Angel: Agaric Amanita Muscaria

Death Cap: Agaric Amanita Muscaria

Death Flower: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Death's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

Delight of the Eye: Rowan Sorbus Spp.

Devil Plant: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum

Devil's Apple: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum -or-Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

Devil's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorumDevil's Bit; False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum

Devil's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

Devils Dung: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida

Devil's Ear: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

Devil's Eye: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger -or- PeriwinkleVinca major, Vinca minor

Devil's Flower: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea cyanus

Devil's Fuge: Mistletoe Viscum Album

Devil's Guts: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea

Devil's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

Devil's Milk: Celandine Chelidonium Majus

Devil's Nettle: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

Devil's Plaything: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

Devil's Shoestring: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium -or- Cramp Bark Viburnum opulus -or- HobblebushViburnum alnifolium -or- North American Goat's RueTephrosia virginiana

Dew of the Sea: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis

Dogberry: Brier Hips Rosa Canina

Dog's Mouth: Snap Dragon Antirrhinum Magus

Dog's Tongue: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale

Dove's Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum

Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus

Dragon Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor

Dragon Wort: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta

Dragon's Blood: Calamus Acorus calamus

Dragon's Teeth: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

Drunkard: Calendula Calendula Officinalis

Duck's Foot: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum

Dulcamara: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

Dwale: Deadly Nightshade Atropa Belladonna

E

Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum

Eardrops: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

Earth Smoke: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis

Earth Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps

Eerie: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Egyptian Thorn: Gum Arabic Acacia senegal 

Egyptian Gum: Gum Arabic Acacia Senegal, A. VeraElf Dock: Elecampane Inula Helenium

Elf Leaf: Lavender Lavendula officinale or L. vera -or-Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis

Elf's Wort: Elecampane Inula Helenium

Elven: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris

Enchanter's Plant: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

Englishman's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major

Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint Mentha suaveolens

Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

Exile Tree: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia

Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell

Eye of Newt: A type of mustard seed with a black spot Cruciferae; Brassica

Eye of the Day: Common Daisy Bellis Perennis

Eye of the Star: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare

Eye Root: Goldenseal Hydrastis Canadensis

Eyes: Any "eye" flowers such as daisies, bachelor's buttons, horehound, aster, eyebright, etc.

F

Fairy Bells: Wood Sorrel Oxalis Acetosella

Fairy Candles: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

Fairy Caps: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Fairy Cup: Cowslip Primula Veris

Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

Fairy Thimbles: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Fairy Wand: Devil's bit Chamaelirium luteum -or- FalseUnicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum

Fairy's Eggs: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

Fairy's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Fat from a Head: Spurge Euphorbia spp.

Felon Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

Felonwood: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

Felonwort: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

Field Hops: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Five Fingers Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis -or-Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta

Flesh and Blood: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis

Flower of Death: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

Flower of Flowers: Ylang-Ylang Cananga odorata

Flower of Immortality: Wild Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus

Folk's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Food of the Gods: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida

Foxes' Claws: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

Fox's Clote: Burdock Arctium Lappa

Friar's Cap: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria

Friar's Cowl: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

Frog's Foot: Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus spp.

From the Belly: Earth-apple / Potato Solanum tuberosum

From the Foot: Houseleek. Sempervivum tectorum

From the Loins: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis

Fruit of the Gods: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

Fruit of the Underworld: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

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Fawn Lilies, Erythronium californicum, blooming on a roadcut!