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Perennial. In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. [1] [failed verification] The term ( per- + -ennial, "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also widely used to distinguish plants with little or no woody growth ...
The Lamiaceae ( / ˌleɪmiˈeɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ / LAY-mee-AY-see-ee, -eye) [3] or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop, thyme ...
Andrographis paniculata, commonly known as creat or green chiretta, [2] is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in Southern and Southeastern Asia, where it has been believed to be a treatment for bacterial infections and some diseases.
Borage ( / ˈbʌrɪdʒ / ⓘ [2] or / ˈbɒrɪdʒ /; [3] Borago officinalis ), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts are edible and its seeds provide oil . Borage stem.
Ocimum. Becium Lindl. Hyperaspis Briq. Nautochilus Bremek. Ocimum / ˈɒsɪməm / is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. [2]
Herbaceous plant. Lysimachia latifolia (broadleaf starflower) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ground layer of forests in western North America. Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. [1] [2] This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits . Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, aromatic and in some cases, spiritual.
Rue – also known as Herb-of-Grace, is a species of rue grown as a herb. Sage – Salvia officinalis is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. Savory – Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme.