Herbs Associated with Supernatural Creatures
The following is a list of plants, beginning with their common names or botanical names (in italics), and followed by their nicknames relating to fairies, dragons, and other mythological and supernatural creatures.
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Ague root: unicorn root Arisaema (wakerobin): dragon tail Arisaema draconitium: dragons-head Bistort: dragonwort Calliandra eriophylla: fairy duster Calochortus albus: white fairy lantern Calochortus amabilis: green fairy lantern Calypso bulbosa: fairy slipper Cat tail: fairy woman's spindle Cephalanthera austiniae: phantom orchid Ceratopteris spp: water sprite Cowslip: fairy cup Daemomorops draco: dragon's blood Datura: ghost flower Devil's bit: false unicorn root Digitalis: (see Foxglove) Disporum smithii: coast fairy bells Dracaena spp: dragon's blood Draconis resina: dragon's blood Dracunulus vulgaris: dragon root Elecampane: elf dock; elfwort Elm: elven
Epipogium aphyllum: ghost orchid Eucalyptus papuana: ghost gum
Foxglove: fairy fingers; fairy petticoats; fairy thimbles;
fairy weed; folk's gloves Juncus effuses: unicorn Lavender: elf leaf; silver ghost Molukka bean: fairy's eggs Moringa ovalifolia: phantom tree Mohavea confertiflora: ghost flower Peristeria elata: ghost orchid
Polypompholyx: fairy aprons Primula malacoides: fairy primrose Proboscidea louisianica: unicorn plant Proserpinacapectinata (water milfoil): mermaid-weed
Ragwort: fairies' horses Rosemary: elf leaf
Toadflax: dragon bushes Wood sorrel: fairy bells Zephyranthes: fairy lily
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