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Baccharis halimifolia is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae.It is native to Nova Scotia, the eastern and southern United States (from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma), [2] eastern Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo), [3] the Bahamas, [4] and Cuba.
The coastal scrub habitat is 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) in area, with the Z. lucayana plants covering just 0.06 square kilometres (6.0 ha; 15 acres) of the habitat. [ 5 ] Z. lucayana has sometimes been listed as a synonym of Zamia integrifolia , [ 6 ] As of 2013 [update] it is regarded as a valid species.
Higgs specialized in the culture of the Bahamas, including herbal medicine and cooking. She self-published four books: Flowers of Nassau , Bahamian Cook Book: Recipes by Ladies of Nassau , which documents Higgs' forty-five years of research on Bahamian cuisine shared by women in Nassau ; Bush Medicine in the Bahamas , a collection about herbal ...
The plant has been used for centuries in the South Pacific to make a ceremonial drink with sedative and anesthetic properties, with potential for causing liver injury. [117] Piscidia erythrina / Piscidia piscipula: Jamaica dogwood: The plant is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, despite serious safety ...
Used in French folk medicine as an emetic and purgative [1] Many domesticated animals can eat it, although it is poisonous to humans. [1] Primarily edible Nettle: Urtica dioica: Broccoli, tomato, [2] valerian, mint, fennel: Despite its "sting", young plant parts are edible, as is much of the plant when blanched or otherwise prepared.
Coccoloba uvifera is a species of tree and flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae, that is native to coastal beaches throughout tropical America and the Caribbean, including central & southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and Bermuda. Common names include seagrape and baygrape.
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, [12] huisache, [13] casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.
Croton eluteria, known as cascarilla, is a plant species of the genus Croton that is native to the Caribbean. It has been naturalized in other tropical regions of the Americas . It grows to be a small tree or tall shrub, rarely reaching 20 feet (6 m) in height.