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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Anthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal Grass22
Artemisia abrotanumSouthernwood13
Cedronella canariensisBalm Of Gilead, Herb of gilead20
Centaurea cyanusCornflower, Garden cornflower, Blue Bottle, Cornflower22
Citrus limonLemon45
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne02
Elsholtzia fruticosaJi Gu Chai11
Eucalyptus citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, Lemon Scented Eucalyptus13
Filipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet, Queen of the meadow, Double Lady of the Meadow, European Meadowsweet33
Galium odoratumSweet Woodruff, Sweetscented bedstraw, Bedstraw33
Geranium macrorrhizumBigroot Geranium01
Hyssopus officinalisHyssop23
Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish Lavender, True Lavender23
Lavandula dentata 01
Lavandula latifoliaSpike Lavender, Broadleaved lavender22
Lavandula stoechasFrench Lavender02
Lavandula x intermediaLavender, Lavandin22
Liatris spicataGayfeather, Dense blazing star, Spiked Blazing Star, Button Snakewot, Gayfeather, Spiked Gayfeather,03
Melissa officinalisLemon Balm, Common balm, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm35
Mentha pulegiumPennyroyal33
Monarda didymaBergamot, Scarlet beebalm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, Bee Balm32
Monarda pectinataPlains Lemon Monarda, Pony beebalm12
Nepeta catariaCatmint, Catnip32
Origanum onitesPot Marjoram31
Papaver rhoeasCorn Poppy, Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy23
Pelargonium capitatumRose-Scented Geranium03
Pelargonium crispumLemon Geranium22
Pelargonium odoratissimumApple Geranium23
Pelargonium quercifoliumOak-Leaved Geranium02
Pelargonium radensRasp-leaf pelargonium02
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