Alleanza Verde – Green Alliance
Portale dedicato all'Alleanza tra il Popolo degli Uomini e il Popolo verde – A portal dedicated to the Alliance between the Race of Man and the Green People
Alleanza Verde – Green Alliance
Portale dedicato all'Alleanza tra il Popolo degli Uomini e il Popolo verde – A portal dedicated to the Alliance between the Race of Man and the Green People
Order: Asparagales Link (APG IV), Liliales Perleb (Cronquist)Family: Iridaceae Juss.Tribe: Croceae Crocus L. species are bulbous (generally provided with a corm1) or, occasionally, rhizomatous geophytes. Both spring-flowering (e.g., C. vernus (L.) Hill. C. biflorus Mill.) and autumn-flowering (C. sativus L., C. cartwrightianus Herb., C. longiflorus raf.) species exist. The former usually bloom in early spring (C. vernus flowers …
Order: Gentianales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.PreslFamily: Apocynaceae Juss.Tribe: Vinceae According to some authors, the name Vinca derives from the Latin vincire (to tie), because of the thin and flexible stems, while according to others it derives from the verb vincere (to win), perhaps as an allusion to the ability of the herb to fight diseases or to withstand …
Artemis and the maiden goddesses Britomartis, Diktynna, Aphea Britomartis (Greek: Βριτόμαρτις) or, more appropriately, Britomarpis1 was an ancient goddess who was primarily worshipped in Minoan Crete. Goddess of mountains and hunting, patroness of hunters, fishermen and sailors, she was sometime identified with the Aeginetan Aphaea (or Aphaia). According to some authors, she was also revered as Dictynna (Δίκτυννα).
Alnus Mill. – Genus Order: Fagales Engl.Family: Betulaceae GrayTribe: Alneae The plants belonging to the Alnus genus (World Flora Online counts 46 accepted specie names [WFO]) are deciduous trees or shrubs. Widespread and abundant throughout much of the temperate world, they are sometimes considered weedy in many moister climates. Male inflorescences (catkins) are elongated and pendulous. Female inflorescences are …
Ulmus L. – Genus Order: Rosales Bercht. & J.Presl (APG IV), Urticales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl, 1820 (Cronquist)Family: Ulmaceae Mirb.Tribe: Ulmeae According to World Flora Online, the genus Ulmus L. currently includes about 40 species of trees [WFO], which are generically called elms, mainly found in the temperate and tropical-mountain regions of Eurasia and North America. Ulmus minor …
Polygonum L. – Genere Order: Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl (APG IV), Polygonales (Cronquist) Family: Polygonaceae Juss. Tribe: Polygoneae Polygonum aviculare L. Primary functionality: Saturn [Culpeper, Junius] Secondary functionality: Nature: Cold in the 2.nd degree (or beginning of the 3.rd) and rather dry [Mattioli]Cold in the 1.st degree and dry in the 2.nd [Salmon] Taste: …
When we ingest a plant, as food or as a medicine, we not only intake substances and active principles, but we also ingest archetypes and symbols. Our interaction with plants never occurs only on the physical plane, but also (and above all) on the energetic-functional level. And this is all the more true the more the plant-based preparations we ingest …
Ordine: Saxifragales Bercht. & J.Presl Famiglia: Paeoniaceae Raf. Tribù: Paeonieae The genus Paeonia, previously belonging to the Ranunculaceae family but now assigned to the Paeoniaceae family (of which it is the only genus), currently includes over thirty species (accepted names) (according to [WFO]). They are generally herbaceous plants provided with rhizomes and/or fleshy or swollen roots [WFO], even if …
Order: Rosales Bercht. & J.Presl Family: Urticaceae Juss. Tribe: Parietarieae According to [WFO], 15 accepted species are currently recognized within the Parietaria genus. They are all herbs, annual or perennial, sparsely to densely pubescent with hairs on all parts of the plant. Though belonging to the Urticaceae family, they are not endowed with stinging trichomes. [WFO]
Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae The genus Ocimum belongs to the family Lamiaceae, which includes most popular herbs/shrubs known for their medicinal properties and aroma profile. Due to the important morphological as well as chemical variability within the genus, its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships are still debated. Moreover, the existence of chemotypes within single species increases the complexity to …
