Useful Plants

picture info	Useful Plants This article contains a list of useful plants, meaning a plant that has been or can be co-opted by humans to fulfill a particular need. Rather than listing all plants on one page, this page instead collects the lists and categories for the different ways in which a plant can be used; some plants may fall into several of the categories or lists below, and some lists overlap (for example, the term "crop" covers both edible and non-edible agricultural products). Edible plants * :Edible plants :Cereals List of edible flowers :Forages :Grains :Spices List of culinary herbs and spices This is a list of culinary herbs and spices. Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring. This list does not contain fictional plants such a ... Fruits and vegetables * :Fruit ** :Edible nuts and seeds * :Vegetables :Inflorescence vegetables :Leaf vegetables :Root vegetabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Agave Americana R01 ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. ''Agave'' now includes species formerly placed in a number of other genera, such as ''Manfreda'', ×''Mangave'', ''Polianthes'' and ''Prochnyanthes''. Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower. However, most ''Agave'' species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of ''Agave'' species are polycarpic. Maguey flowers are considered edible in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. Along with plants from the closely related genera ''Yucca'', ''Hesper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Edible Seaweeds {{portal, Food, Oceans Edible seaweeds are seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...s used as vegetables. Seaweeds Edible algae Vegetables Vegetables ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Beneficial Weeds This is a list of undomesticated or feral plants, generally considered weeds, yet having some positive effects or uses, often being ideal as companion plants in gardens. Beneficial weeds can accomplish a number of roles in the garden or yard, including fertilizing the soil, increasing moisture, acting as shelter or living mulch, repelling pests, attracting beneficial insects, or serving as food or other resources for human beings. Chart Categories of beneficial weeds Pest-repellent * Neem—repels leaf eating insects Edible * Blackberry—blackberries are rich in nutrients, and their thorny stems can form a barrier against some larger pest mammals. * Burdock—roots are edible (as are the stalks, but particularly the young leaves.) * Chickweed (''Stellaria media'')—used in salads and also as ground cover. * Cornflower—various colors; can be served as edible garnish to decorate salads. * Flatweed—leaves are edible raw, while roots are edible after being roasted. * Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Energy Crops Energy crops are plants that are cultivated for the purpose of producing (non-food) energy. Examples include plants that are used to produce biofuel Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ..., but also trees that are grown for burning wood. {{DEFAULTSORT:Energy Crops Non-food crops Biomass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Plants Used For Smoking Various plants are used around the world for smoking due to various chemical compounds they contain and the effects of these chemicals on the human body. This list contains plants that are smoked, rather than those that are used in the process of smoking or in the preparation of the substance. Althaea officinalis ~ "Marshmallow" Amaranthus dubius Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ~ "Bearberry" Argemone mexicana Arnica Artemisia vulgaris ~ "Mugwort" Asteraceae species ~ "Chamomile" Cabbage ~ Brassica Oleracea Calea zacatechichi Calendula * Canavalia maritima ~ "Baybean" Cannabis THC and CBD Cecropia mexicana ~ "Guamura" Cestrum nocturnum ~ "Hasana" ??? Cynoglossum virginianum L. ~ "Wild comfrey" Cytisus scoparius Damiana Entada rheedii Eschscholzia californica ~ “California Poppy” * Fittonia albivenis * Hippobroma longiflora * Humulus japonica ~ “Japanese Hops” Humulus lupulus ~ "Hops" Lavandula species ~ "Lavender" Lactuca virosa ~ "Lettuce Opium" Laggera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Medicinal Herbs And Fungi This category is for medicinal and psychoactive herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ... plants and fungi. Biologically based therapies Drugs Herbalism Pharmacognosy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Trees A tree can be defined as a large woody perennial plant. Though there is no set definition of size, it is generally at least 4.5 m (15 ft) high at maturity, and with branches supported on a single main stem. Trees are important components of the natural landscape and significant elements in landscaping. Compared with most other forms of plants, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to over 100 m (300 ft) tall and some live for several millennia. Plants by morphology Plants by habit Plant life-forms {{CatAutoTOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Shrubs This category groups together articles about shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...s. {{Commons cat, Shrubs Plants by habit Plant life-forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Wood Wood is a material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...s. This category contains wood related articles including notable trees used for supplying wood. Plant anatomy Wood Biodegradable materials Natural materials Forest products Plant products {{CatAutoTOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Stem Vegetables Stem vegetables are plant stems used as vegetables. Although many leaf vegetables, root vegetable Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans as food. Although botany distinguishes true roots (such as taproots and tuberous roots) from non-roots (such as bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers, although some contain both hypocotyl a ...s, and inflorescence vegetables in fact contain substantial amounts of stem tissue, the term is used here only for those vegetables composed primarily of above-ground stems. Vegetables ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]