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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abelmoschus moschatusMusk Mallow,Musk Okra23
Chamaemelum nobileChamomile, Roman chamomile25
Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor, Camphortree23
Citrus aurantiumBitter Orange, Sour orange, Bergamot orange33
Citrus limonLemon45
Coriandrum sativumCoriander - Dhania - Cilantro, Coriander44
Cupressus sempervirensItalian Cypress02
Eucalyptus globulusTasmanian Blue Gum, Eurabbie, Blue Gum, Blue Eucalyptus14
Foeniculum vulgareFennel, Sweet fennel53
Hyssopus officinalisHyssop23
Jasminum officinaleJessamine, Poet's jasmine22
Juniperus communisJuniper, Common juniper33
Juniperus silicicolaSouthern Redcedar, Juniper, Southern Red Cedar22
Juniperus virginianaPencil Cedar, Eastern redcedar, Southern redcedar, Silver Cedar, Burk Eastern Red Cedar, Silver East22
Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish Lavender, True Lavender23
Lavandula latifoliaSpike Lavender, Broadleaved lavender22
Lavandula x intermediaLavender, Lavandin22
Melaleuca alternifoliaTea Tree05
Melissa officinalisLemon Balm35
Mentha x piperita officinalisWhite Peppermint35
Mentha x piperita vulgarisBlack Peppermint45
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical Basil43
Origanum majoranaSweet Marjoram33
Origanum vulgareOregano, Pot Marjoram43
Origanum x majoricumHardy Marjoram22
Pelargonium capitatumRose-Scented Geranium03
Pelargonium graveolensRose Geranium, Sweet scented geranium23
Pelargonium odoratissimumApple Geranium23
Pinus sylvestrisScot's Pine, Scotch Pine23
Rosa centifoliaProvence Rose, Cabbage rose22
Rosa gallicaFrench Rose22
Rosmarinus officinalisRosemary33
Salvia officinalisSage, Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage45
Salvia sclareaClary, Europe sage, Clary Sage22
Thymus vulgarisCommon Thyme, Garden thyme, Wild Thyme43
Thymus x citriodorusLemon Thyme, Creeping Lemon Thyme, Lemon-Scented Thyme42
Citrus hystrixKaffir Lime32
Citrus latifoliaCitrus Tahitian Lime42
Commiphora myrrhaMyrrh, Myrrh Gum24
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