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Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood

by J. Conway Walter

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Appendix I | Vernacular Names of Wild Plants

Adam’s FlannelMullein
AlehoofGround Ivy
Alexander’s footPellitory
All-heal
“Very precious”—Spikenard. “The Box of Ointment,” Mark xiv., 3–5, worth “300 pence.”
Valeriana officinalis
AmbroseWild sage
Arse-smartWater pepper
Ass-earComfrey
Ass’s footColtsfoot
Aaron’s boardSpirea
Bairn-wortDaisy
Ball-weedCentaury
Ban-wortViolet
Base-rocketBurdock
Beard-treeHazel
Bedlam CowslipOxlip
Beggar’s buttonsBurdock
Beggar’s needleShepherd’s needle
Bell-bloomDaffodil
BenewitheWoodbine
Biddy’s eyesPansy
Bird’s eyeGermander Speedwell
BlaverCorn blue-bottle
Bleed wortWild red poppy
Bleeding heartWallflower
Blood wortBlood-veined dock
Blow-ballDandelion
Bobbin and JoanCuckoo-pint
Bog violetButter wort
Brain berryBlackberry
Bride wortMeadow sweet
Bulls and CowsCuckoo-pint
Bunny mouthSnapdragon
Butter and eggsDaffodil
Calf’s snoutScarlet Pimpernel
CandlegrassGoose grass, cleavers
CarnadineCarnation
CatstailHorsetail
Catch weedCleavers
Cheese rennetYellow bedstraw
Choke weedCorn convolvulus
DittoDodder
Christmas roseHellebore
Call me nearSweet William
Corn bindCorn convolvulus
Cow’s LangwortMullein
Crow flowerCrow’s foot / Wild Ranunculus
Crow’s toeCrow’s foot / Wild Ranunculus
Cuckoo’s meatWood sorrel
Cuckoo spiceWood sorrel
Culver wortColumbine
Death’s herbDeadly nightshade
Dick-a-silverPeriwinkle
Dog-fennelCorn chamomile
Dead men’s fingersEarly purple orchis
Eggs and baconBird’s foot trefoil
Ears wortMouse ear
Lug wortMouse ear
Five fingersOxlip
Flea dockButter bur
FlybaneCatch fly
Fuller’s thistleTeasel
Gander gorseRag wort
Gnat flowerFly orchis
Goose tongueSneeze wort
Gracy-dayDaffodil
HairiffCleavers
Hare’s eyeWild Campion
HeadacheCorn poppy
Hell weedCorn convolvulus
Hen gorseRest harrow
Holy Ghost’s rootAngelica
Horse daisyOx-eye-daisy
Horse thymeWild thyme
HumblockHemlock
(Humelock, 13th Century)
John that goes to bed at noonPimpernel
Kettle casePurple orchis
KetlockCherlock
King’s fingerSmaller purple orchis
Lad-love-lassSouthern wood
Lady’s cushionThrift
Lily royalPenny royal
Love in idlenessPansy
Louse wortMarsh red rattle
Lad’s loveSouthern wood
Maiden’s loveSouthern wood
MedwortMeadow sweet
MuckweedGoose foot
Maiden hairQuake grass
Nap at noonPurple goat’s beard
Navel wortCotyledon umbelicus
Neck weedHemp
Ox tongueBug loss
Penny weedYellow rattle
Pick-pocketShepherd’s purse
PincushionSweet Scabious
Pixy stoolToad stool
Poor man’s pepperStone crop
Poverty weedPurple cow-wheat
Pudding grassPenny royal
Red shanksWater pepper
Rattle pennyYellow rattle
Rust burnRest harrow
SallowWillow
Shepherd’s rodTeasel
Shoes and StockingsLady’s slipper
Stike-pileStork’s bill
Toad pipesHorsetail
Turk’s capMonk’s hood
Wall pepperSedum acre
Water grassWater cress
WithywindConvolvulus
Wood sourWood sorrel
Yellow bottleCorn marygold

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