Ethnobotanicals in the Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Alphabetical Listing of Common Names


Ojos y Manos Ethnobotanicals

Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

Apache Plume - Fallugia paradoxa
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Bee-Balm (Mintleaf Bergamont) -
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Monarda fistulosa var. menthisfolia
Beargrass - Nolina microcarpa
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Bitterbush, Antelope - Purshia tridentata
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Blanketflower - Gaillardia aristata
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Cota (Tea, Navajo) - Thelesperma megapotamicum
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Cottonwood, Rio Grande - Populus deltoides subsp. wislizeni
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Currant, Golden - Ribes aureum
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Currant, Wax - Ribes cereum
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Daisy, Chocolate - Berlandiera lyrata
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Flax, Blue - Linum perenne
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Four-O'-Clock, Desert - Mirabilis multiflora
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Globemallow, 'Louis Hamilton' -
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Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'
       
Grass, Indian - Sorghastrum nutans
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Groundsel,Threadleaf - Senecio flaccidus
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Hackberry, Netleaf - Celtis laevigata var. retioculata
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Holly, Desert - Mahonia haematocarpa
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Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop) - Agastache cana
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Jimsonweed (Sacred Datura) - Datura innoxia
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Juniper, One-seed - Juniperus monasperma
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Lead Plant - Amorpha canescens
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Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain - Cercocarpus ledifolius
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Mahogany, True Mountain - Cercoparpus montanus
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Maple, Bigtooth - Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum
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Maple, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GLOW -
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Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum 'Schmidt'
       
Morning Glory, Bush - Ipomoea leptophylla
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Mule's Ears - Scabrethia scabra
       
Oak, Texas Red - Quercus buckleyi
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Oak, Gambel - Quercus gambelii
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Oak, Bur - Quercus marocarpa
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Oak, Chikapin - Quercus muehlenbergii
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Penstemon, SILVERTON Bluemat - '
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Penstemon linarioides subsp. coloradoensis 'PO14S
Penstemon, Pineleaf - Penstemon pinifolius
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Penstemon, Bridges' Beard tongue - Penstemon rostriflorus
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Penstemon, Sidebells - Penstemon secundiflorus
       
Penstemon, Scarlet Bugler - Penstemon barbatus
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Penstemon, Cardinal - Penstemon cardinalis
       
Pine, Pinion - Pinus edulis
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Pine, Ponderosa - Pinus pondersoa
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Plume, Desert Princes' - Stanleya pinnata
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Pricklypoppy, Southwestern - Argemone pleiacantha
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Primrose, Evening Tufted -
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Oenothera caespitosa subsp. marginata
   
Primrose, Pale Evening - Oenathera pallida
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Privet, New Mexico - Forestiera pubescens
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Rabbitbush (Chamisa) - Chrysothammus nauseosus
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Ricegrass, Indian - Oryzopsis hymenoides
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Saltbush, Fourwing - Atriplex canescens
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Sage, Azure - Salvia azurea
Sagebrush, Big - Artemisia tridentata
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Sagebrush, Sand - Artemisia filifolia
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Sage, Azure - Salvia azurea
Serviceberry, Utah - Amelanchier utahensis
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Sumac, Threeleaf - Rhus trilobata
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Sumac, 'Autumn Amber' (Creeping Sumac) -
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Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'
   
Sunflower, Maximilian - Helianthus maximiliani
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Yarrow, Western - Achillea millefolium
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Yerba Mansa - Anemopsis californica
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Yucca, Soapweed - Yucca glauca
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Yucca, Banana - Yucca baccata
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Yucca, Faxon - Yucca faxoniana
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Zinnia, Prairie - Zinnia grandiflora
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The Orchard Garden Ethnobotanicals
Food
Medicine
Other

Welcome Garden

Globemallow, Monro's - Sphaeralcea munroana
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Juniper, Rocky Mountain - Juniperus sclpulorum
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Serviceberry, Utah - Amelanchier utahensis
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Meadow Garden

Flax, Blue - Linum perenne lewisii
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Grass, Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium      
 
Grass, Sideoats Gramma - Bouteloua curtipendula      
Joint Fir, Bluestem (Mormon Tea) - Ephedra equiseina
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Mullein - Verbascum thapsus
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Oak, Gambel - Quercus gambelii
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Pine, Ponderosa - Pinus pondersoa
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Above the Orchard Wall

Apache Plume - Fallugia paradoxa
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Broom Snakeweed - Gutierrezia sarothrae  
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Cholla, Cane - Opuntia imbricata
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Clover, Sweet - Melilotus officinalis
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Juniper, One-seed - Juniperus monasperma
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Mountain Mahogany - Cercocarpus spp.
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Pinion Pine - Pinus edulis
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Privet, New Mexico - Forestiera pubescens
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Rabbitbush (Chamisa) - Chrysothammus nauseosus
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Sumac, Threeleaf - Rhus trilobata
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Yucca, Soapweed - Yucca glauca
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Orchard Perennial Borders

Pussytoes, Pink - Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'
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Xeric Garden

Beargrass - Nolina microcarpa
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Cactus, Prickly Pear - Opuntia spp.
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Alphabetical Listing of Other Common Ethnobotanicals in New Mexico Not Planted in the Garden

(They may be found in the Garden from time to time as volunteers)

Food
Medicine
Other
Amaranth - Amaranthus spp. **** ****
Aster, Hairy Golden - Chrysopsis villosa   **** ****
Aster, Purplestem -Symphyotrichum puniceum   ****
Aster, Sand - Chaetopappa ericoides ****
Beeplant, Rocky Mountain - Cleome serrulata **** **** ****
Bindweed - Convolulus arvensis **** ****
Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta ****
Buffalo Gourd - Curcurbita foetidissima **** **** ****
Burdock - Arctium spp. **** ****
Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana **** **** ****
Daisy, Paper - Psilostrophe tagetina **** ****
   
Daisy, Spreading Fleabane - Erigeron divergens   **** ****
 
Daisy, Whiplash - Erigeron flagellaris **** ****
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale **** ****
Dock - Rumex spp. **** **** ****
Goldenrod - Solidago spp. **** **** ****

Golden Smoke/Scrambled Eggs -

Corydalis aurea

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Goosefoot (Lamb's-Quarter) -   ****  
Chenopodium spp.
     
Groundcherry - Physalis spp. **** ****
Gumweed - Grindelia spp. **** **** ****
Horse-Nettle - Solanum elaeagnifolium **** ****
Horseweed (Mare's Tail) - Conyza canadensis ****

Hymenopappus, Fineleaf -

Hymenopappus fillifolius

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Locust, New Mexico - Robinia neomexicana **** **** ****
Milkweed - Asclepias spp. **** **** ****
Mustard, Plains Slimleaf - Schoenocrambe linear ****
Mustard, Western Tansy - Descurainia pinnata **** **** ****
Paintbrush, Indian - Castilleja integra **** ****
Penstemon, James - Penstemon jamesii ****
Pepperweed - Lepidium virginicum **** ****
Plum, Wild - Prunus americana ****
Plantain - Plantago major **** **** ****
Purslane - Portulaca oleracea **** ****
Raspberry - Rubus spp. **** ****
Rose, Wild - Rosa spp. **** **** ****
Russian Thistle, Prickly - Salsola tragus **** ****
Salsify - Tragopogon dubius **** **** ****
Scorpionweed - Phacelia spp.   ****
Storks's-bill, Common - Erodium cicutarium **** **** ****
Sunflower, Annual - Helianthus annuus **** **** ****
Velvetweed - Gaura mollis **** **** ****
Wolfberry - Lycium pallidum **** **** ****