APOTHECARY Catalog +
Botanical Names List
An alphabetical list of the botanical names of the SINGLE-ESSENCE, PLANT-BASED, vibrational preparations in the Community Apothecary. 650+ high quality stock essences, elixirs, and remedy resources are available through the Community Apothecary including organic, sustainably wildcrafted, and Demeter Certified Biodynamic® plant/flower, gem, mineral, environmental, animal, and celestial preparations. For use in personalized formulation via Consultation+, consultation client Remedy Refills+ and Design Your Own+ options and Ceremonial Sessions + with Natalia. Personal preparations from this stock are custom made as dosage bottles for your convenience and ease of use.
DOES NOT INCLUDE: Gem and Mineral Elixirs, Celestial and Combination Formulas, Environmental Essences, Elemental Elixirs, Animal and other special preparations. See Producer + list for the complete Community Apothecary.
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
COMMON NAMES: Differing or multiple common names may be used to refer to the same genus and species. Possible alternate names are listed. Additionally, Identical common names may be used to refer to different genus or species. ALWAYS CROSS CHECK REMEDY BY BOTANICAL NAME, IF A SPECIFIC GENUS OR SPECIES IS REQUIRED.
MULTIPLE PRODUCERS: Essences with multiple producer abbreviations indicate the essences is made by more than one producer (plant source, location, blossom color, and climate may vary). Some producers may note floral color of an individual essence when more than one color occurs within the species. Multiple common names and their producer abbreviations (or multiple essences of the same genus and species made by a single producer) are listed separated by a + symbol.
ORDERING: When using this list as a resource for remedy selection it is important to indicate the common name and producer abbreviation of the essence you wish to use in your formula.
* Indicates multiple essences made of this same genus and species (multiple producers or types of essence)
Producer Name Abbreviation Key
(AK) Alaskan Essences™, (DN) Divine Nourishment™, (ED) Essences of the Desert™, (FF) Findhorn Flower Essences®, (FES) Flower Essence Services™, (HB) Healingherbs® Bach, (HI) Hawaiian Essences™, (NB) Nelson’s Bach®, (NC) Natalia Chang, (OW) One Willow Apothecaries™, (WB) Wonder Botanica™ + Kings Road Apothecary™, (WS) White Sage Landing™
A
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore (FF), Achillea borealis Yarrow (AK) + Lavender Yarrow (AK), Achillea filipendulina Golden Yarrow (FES), Achillea millefolium/borealis (white) Yarrow (FES/OW), Achillea millefolium/borealis var. rubra (pink-purple) Pink Yarrow (FES), Aconitum columbianum Monkshood (FES), Aconiutum delphinifolium Monkshood (AK), Actaea racemosa (white) Black Cohosh (FES), Adoxa moschatellina Moschatel (AK), Aesculus carnea Red Chestnut (HB/NB), Aesculus hippocastanum Chestnut Bud (HB/HBFES/NB) + White Chestnut (HB/HBFES/NB), Agave palmeri Palmer Agave (ED), Alchemilla vulgaris Ladies’ Mantle (AK) + Lady’s Mantle (FF/FES), Agastache urticifolia Hyssop (FES), Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony (HB/NB), Albizia julibrissin Mimosa (OW), Allium sativum (violet) Garlic (FES), Aloe vera (yellow) Aloe Vera (FES), Alnus crispa Alder (AK), Amaranthus caudatus (red) Love-Lies-Bleeding (FES), Ambrosia ambrosioides Chicura (ED), Amerorchis rotundifolia Round-Leaf Orchid (AK), Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary (AK), Anemone tuberosa Desert Anemone (ED), Anemopsis California Yerba Mansa (ED), Angelica archangelica (white) Angelica (FES), Angelica genuflexa Angelica (AK), Angelica triquinata Angelica (OW), Anethum graveolens Dill (FES), Antirrhinum majus (yellow) Snapdragon (FES), Aquilegia formosa Columbine (AK/FES), Arbutus menziesii Madrone (FES), Arctostaphylos viscida Manzanita (FES), Armeria maritima Sea Pink (FF), Arnica alpina Alpine Arnica (AK), Arnica mollis Arnica (FES), Artemisia douglasiana (yellow) Mugwort (FES), Artemisia tilesii Mountain Wormwood (AK), Artemisia tridentata Sagebrush (FES), Aruncus sylvester Goatsbeard (AK), Arundia bambusifolia,syn. Arundina affinis, Arundina graminifolia, Bletia graminifolia, Bamboo Orchid (HI), Asclepias cordifolia Milkweed (FES), Aster alpigenus Alpine Aster (FES)
B
Bellis perennis Daisy (FF), Berberis aquifolium Oregon Grape (FES), Berberis haematocarpa Barberry (WS), Betula papyrifera Paper Birch (AK), Betula pendula Birch (FF), Bletia graminifolia syn. Arundia bambusifolia, Arundina affinis, Arundina graminifolia Bamboo Orchid (HI), Borago officinalis (blue) Borage (FES), Brassica oleracea Cabbage (FF), Briza maxima (green) Quaking Grass (FES), Bromus ramosus Wild Oat (HB/NB), Brugmansia Angel’s Trumpet (DN)*, Bursar microphylla Elephant Tree/Torote (ED)
C
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Dwarf Poinciana (HI), Cakile maritima Sea Rocket (FF), Calendula officinalis (orange) Calendula (FES), Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster (ED), Calluna vulgaris Heather (HB/NB), Calochortus albus (white) Fairy Lantern (FES), Calochortus leichtlinii Mariposa Lily (FES), Calochortus monophyllus Yellow Star Tulip (FES), Calochortus splendens Splendid Mariposa Lily (FES), Calochortus tolmiei Star Tulip (FES), Calypso bulbosa Fairy Slipper Orchid (AK), Calyptridium umbellatum Pussy Paws (FES), Campanula lasiocarpa Harebell (AK), Campanula rotundifolia Harebell (FF), Campsis tagliabuana (red-orange) Trumpet Vine (FES), Cannabis Cannabis (DN), Capsicum annuum (white) Cayenne (FES), Carica papaya Male Papaya (HI), Carpinus betulus Hornbeam (HB/NB), Carnegia gigantea Saguaro (ED/FES), Cassia javanica Rainbow Shower Tree (HI), Cassiope mertensiana Cassiope (FES), Castela emoryi Chaparro (ED), Castenea sativa Sweet Chestnut (HB/NB), Castilleja miniata Indian Paintbrush (FES), Castilleja unalaschcensis Yellow Paintbrush (AK), Ceanothus integerrimus (white) Deerbrush (FES), Centaurea solstitialis Star Thistle (FES), Centaurium umbellatum Centaury (HB/NB), Ceratosigma willmottiana Cerato (HB/NB), Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde (ED), Cercis occidentalis Redbud (FES), Cercocarpus montanu’s Mountain Mahogany (ED), Chaenomeles speciosa (red) Quince (FES), Chamaedaphne calyculata Cassandra (AK), Chamaenerion/Chamerion/Epilobium angustifolium Willowherb (FF) + Fireweed (AK/FES) + White Fireweed (AK), Chenopodium album Lamb’s Quarters (AK), Chicory intybus Chicory (HB/NB), Chrysanthemum morifolium (red-brown) Chrysanthemum (FES), Circaea alpina Enchanter’s Nightshade (AK), Cirsium vulgare Thistle (FF), Citrus limon Lemon (FES), Cladonia mitis Reindeer Lichen (FF), Cladina rangiferina Reindeer Moss (AK), Clematis maximowicziana Clematis (OW), Clematis vitalba Clematis (HB/NB), Cnidoscolus angustidens Mala Mujer (ED), Cocos nicifera Coconut Palm (HI), Condalia warnockii Snakewood (ED), Corallorhiza trifida Northern Coral Root (AK), Cornus canadensis Bunchberry (AK), Cornus florida Dogwood (OW), Cornus nuttallii (yellow/white bracts) Dogwood (FES), Corydalis aurea Golden Corydalis (AK), Corydalis sempervirens Pale Corydalis (AK), Corylus avellana Hazel (FF), Coryphantha vivipara Bisbee Beehive Cactus (ED), Cosmos bipinnatus (red-purple/yellow) Cosmos (FES), Crataegus Holy Thorn (FF) + Crataegus sp. Hawthorn (OW) + Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn (FES), Crocus sp. Crocus (OW), Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida Jumping Cholla (ED), Cylindropuntia imbricata Tree Cholla (ED), Cylindropuntia leptocaulis Christmas Cholla (ED), Cylindropuntia spinosior Cane Cholla (ED), Cylindropuntia versicolor Staghorn Cholla (ED), Cynoglossum grande Hound’s Tongue (FES), Cypripedium acaule Pink Lady’s Slipper Orchid (OW), Cypripedium guttatum Lady’s Slipper Orchid (AK), Cypripedium parviflorum (yellow) Lady’s Slipper Orchid (FES), Cypripedium passerinum Northern Lady’s Slipper Orchid (AK), Cytisus scoparius Broom (FF) + Scotch Broom (FES)
D
Dactylorhiza fuchsii Spotted Orchid (FF), Darlingtonia californica (green/purple) California Pitcher Plant (FES), Datura candida (white) Angel’s Trumpet* (FES), Datura wrightii Sacred Datura (ED), Daucus carota (white) Queen Anne’s Lace (FES), Delonix regia Royal Poinciana (HI), Delphinium glaucum Tall Mt. Larkspur (FES), Delphinium nudicaule Red Larkspur (FES), Delphinium variegatum (blue-violet) Larkspur (FES), Dicentra formosa (pink) Bleeding Heart (FES), Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart (AK), Dichromanthus michuacanus Michoacán Ladies Tresses (ED), Digitalis purpurea Foxglove (AK), Dodecatheon frigidum/Primula frigida Shooting Star (AK), Dodecatheon hendersonii (violet/pink) Shooting Star (FES), Drosera rotundifolia Round-Leaved Sundew (AK), Dudleya cymosa (orange) Canyon Dudleya (FES), Dryas drummondii Yellow Dryas (AK),
E
Echinacea purpurea (pink/purple) Echinacea (FES), Echinocereus coccinea Claret Cup Cactus/Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (ED), Echinocereus englemannii Hedgehog Cactus (ED), Echinomastus erectocentrus Needle Spine Pineapple Cactus (ED), Echinopsis pachanoi Huachuma + San Pedro (DN), Echinopanax horridum Devil’s Club (AK), Echinops sphaerocephalus Globethistle (FF), Ehrendorferia (yellow) Golden Ear Drops (FES), Empetrum nigrum Crowberry (AK), Ephedra trifurcation Ephedra (ED), Epilobium adenocaulon Dwarf Fireweed (AK), Epilobium/chamaenerion angustifolium Fireweed (AK/FES) + White Fireweed (AK) + Willowherb (FF), Epilobium latifolium/Chamaenerion latifolium River Beauty (AK), Equisetum arvense Horsetail (AK), Erica cinerea Bell Heather (FF), Ericameria nauseosus Rabbitbrush (FES), Eriodictyon californicum (violet) Yerba Santa (FES), Erodium cicutarium (violet) Filaree (FES), Eriophorum sp. Cotton Grass (AK), Eryngium maritimum Sea Holly (FF), Eschscholzia californica (gold) California Poppy (FES), Erythrina flabelliformis Coral Bean (ED), Erythronium purpurascens (yellow with purple) Fawn Lily (FES)
F
Fagus sylcatica Beech (HB/NB), Ferocactus wislizenii Candy Barrel Cactus (ED), Ficus benghalensis Banyan Tree (HI), Fouquieria columnaris Boojum/Cirio (ED), Fouquieria diguetii Adam’s Tree/Palo Adan (ED), Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo (ED/FES), Frasera speciosa (Swertia radiata) Green Cross Gentian (FES), Freagraea berteroana Pua Kenikeni (HI), Fritillaria biflora Chocolate Lily (FES), Fritillaria recurva Scarlet Fritillary (FES), Fritillary camschatcensis Chocolate Lily (AK), Fuchsia magellanica (red/purple) Fuchsia (FES)
G
Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop (FF), Ganoderma tsugae Reishi (OW), Gardenia taitensis Tiare Gardenia (HI), Gentian amarella Gentian (HB/NB), Gentiana calycosa Explorer’s Gentian (FES), Geocaulon lividum Comandra (AK), Geranium erianthum Sticky Geranium (AK), Geum triflorum Downy Avens (FES), Ginkgo biloba Ginko (FF), Gossypium thurberi Wild Cotton (ED)
H
Hackelia micrantha Mountain Forget-Me-Not (FES), Hammarbya paludosa Green Fairy Orchid (AK), Hedysarum mackenzii Wild Sweet Pea (AK), Helianthemum nummularium Rock Rose (HB/NB), Helianthus annuus Sunflower (AK/FES/OW), Heracleum lanatum Cow Parsnip (AK), Hesperocallis undulata Desert Lily (FES), Hibiscus arnottiabus Hibiscus Pollen (HI), Hibiscus moscheutos (red) Hibiscus (FES/OW), Hierochloe odorata Sweetgrass (AK), Hottonia palustris Water Violet (HB/HBFES/NB), Hylocerus undatus Night Blooming Cereus (HI), Hypericum perforatum Saint John’s Wort (FES) + St. John’s Wort (OW)
I
ladonia coccifera Elf Cup Lichen (FF), Ilex aquifolium Holly (HB/NB), Impatiens glandulifera Balsam Flower (FF) + Impatiens (HB/HBFES/NB), Inula helenium Elecampane (FF/OW), Ipomoea arborescens Morning Glory Tree/Palo Blanco (ED), Ipomoea longifolia Morning Glory (WS), Ipomoea purpurea (blue) Morning Glory (FES), Iris douglasiana (blue-violet) Iris (FES), Iris pseudacorus Golden Iris (FF), Iris setosa Wild Iris (AK)
J
Jatropha cinerea Sangre de Drago/Ashy Jatropha (ED), Juglans regia Walnut (HB/NB)
K
L
Larix laricina Tamarack (AK), Larrea tridentate Chaparral (ED/FES), Lathyrus latifolius (red-purple) Sweet Pea (FES), Lavandula officinalis (violet) Lavender (FES), Larix decidua Larch (HB/HBFES/NB), Ledum palustre Labrador Tea (AK), Leucanthemum superbum Shasta Daisy (FES), Lewisia triphylla Lewisia (FES), Lilium humboldtii Tiger Lily (FES), Lilium longiflorum White Trumpet Lily (FES), Lilium parvum (red-orange) Alpine Lily (FES), Lilium washingtonianum Shasta Lily (FES), Linnaea borealis Twinflower (AK), Listera borealis/Neottia borealis Northern Twayblade (AK), Listera/Neottia cordata Tundra Twayblade (AK), Loiseleuria procumbens Alpine Azalea (AK), Lonicera caprifolium Honeysuckle (HB/NB), Lupinus latifolius Lupine (FES), Lupinus nootkatensis Nootka Lupine (AK) + Lupinus nootkatensis (white) White Lupine (AK), Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged Robbin (FF), Lycopodium annotinum Club Moss (AK)
M
Madia elegans (yellow/red spots) Madia (FES), Malus pumila Crab Apple (HB/HBFES/NB), Malus Sylvestris Apple (FF), Malva sylvestris Mallow (FF), Mammilaria heyderi Milky Nipple Cactus (ED), Mammilaria microcarpa Fishhook Cactus (ED), Matricaria matricariodes Pineapple Weed (AK), Matricaria recutita Chamomile (FES), Meconopsis grandis Blue Poppy (AK), Mentha piperita (violet) Peppermint (FES), Mentzelia laevicaulis Blazing Star (FES), Mertensia ciliata Lungwort (FES), Mertensia paniculata Chiming Bells (AK), Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky Monkeyflower (FES), Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet Monkeyflower (FES), Mimulus guttatus Monkey Flower (FF) + Mimulus (HB/NB), Mimulus kelloggii Purple Monkeyflower (FES), Mimulus lewisii Pink Monkeyflower (FES), Mirabilis longiflora Maravilla (ED), Moehringia lateriflora Grove Sandwort (AK), Moluccella laevis Green Bells of Ireland (AK/FES), Monardella odoratissima (violet) Mountain Pennyroyal (FES), Moneses uniflora Single Delight(AK) + Wintergreen(FF), Monotropa uniflora Ghost Pipe (OW/DN), Morinda citrifolia Noni (HI), Myosotis alpestris Forget-Me-Not (AK), Myosotis sylvatica (blue) Forget-Me-Not (FES), Myrica gale Sweetgale (AK)
N
Narcissus sp. Daffodil (OW), Nelumbo nucifera (pink) Lotus (FES) + Lotus Lily (FF), Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes (FES), Nicotiana alata (white) Nicotiana (FES) + Nicotiana alata (green) Green Nicotiana (FES), Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco (ED), Nymphaea odorata White Pond Lily (HI), Nymphaea Rose Water Lily (FF)
O
Ocimum basilicum (white) Basil (FES), Ocimum Tenuiflorum Tulsi (OW), Oenothera deltoides Dune Primrose (FES), Oenothera elata (yellow) Evening Primrose (FES), Oenothera pallida Star Evening Primrose (ED) + Sand Lily (WS), Olea europaea Olive(HB/NB), Olneya testosa Ironwood (ED), Opuntia Englemannii Engleman’s Prickly Pear (ED), Ornithogalum umbellatum Star of Bethlehem (HB/NB/OW)
P
Pachucereus pringlei Cardon (ED), Paeonia californica California Peony (FES), Papaver commutatum Opium Poppy (Ladybird poppy) (AK), Papaver nudicaule Icelandic Poppy (AK), Papaver somniferum Purple Poppy (AK) + Red-Purple Poppy (AK) + Opium Poppy (OW), Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus (AK/FF), Passiflora incarnata Passionflower (OW), Pedicularis groenlandica Pedicularis (FES), Peniocereus greggii Queen-of-the-Night (ED), Penstemon davidsonii (violet-blue) Penstemon (FES), Penstemon newberryi (magenta) Mountain Pride (FES), Penstemon rostriflorus Red Penstemon (FES), Purshia stansburiana Cliffrose (WS), Phlox diffusa Spreading Phlox (FES), Pholistoma auritum Fiesta Flower (FES), Picea glauca White Spruce (AK), Picea mariana Black Spruce (AK), Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce Pollen (AK), Pinguicula villosa Hairy Butterwort (AK), Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine (FF) + Pine (HB/NB), Pisum sativum Garden Pea (FF), Pithecellobium saman Monkeypod Tree (HI), Platanthera dilatata Bog Candle (AK), Platanthera hyperborea Northern Green Orchid (AK), Platanthera obtusata Green Bog Orchid (AK), Polemonium pulcherrimum Jacob’s Ladder (AK), Platanthera sparsiflora Green Rein Orchid (FES), Plumeria alba Plumeria (HI), Polygonum alaskanum Wild Rhubarb (AK), Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar (AK), Populus Tremula Aspen (HB/NB), Potentilla anserina Silverweed (FF), Potentilla fruticosa Tundra Rose (AK), Primula scotica Scottish Primrose (FF), Primula suffrutescens Sierra Primrose (FES), Proboscidea parviflora Devil’s Claw (ED), Prunella vulgaris Self Heal (AK/FES), Prunus amygdalus Almond (FES), Prunus avium Cherry (FES), Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum (HB/NB), Prunus lusitanica Laurel (FF), Prunus serrulata Cherry (FF), Prunus sp. Cherry Blossom (OW), Pulsatilla patens Pasque Flower (AK), Punica granatum (red) Pomegranate (FES), Pyrola secunda/Orthilia secunda One-Sided Wintergreen (AK)
Q
Quercus robur Oak (HB/NB)
R
Ranunculus occidentalis (yellow) Buttercup (FES), Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron (OW), Rhododendron lapponicum Lapland Rosebay (AK), Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum Watercress (FF), Rosa acicularis Prickly Wild Rose (AK), Rosa alba Rose Alba (FF), Rosa californica (pink) California Wild Rose (FES), Rosa chinensis viridiflora Green Rose (FES), Rosa canina Wild Rose (HB/NB), Rosa x ‘Radral’ Rose (OW), Rosmarinus officinalis (violet-blue) Rosemary (FES), Rubus armeniacus (white-pink) Blackberry (FES), Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry (AK), Rudbeckia hirta (yellow/black center) Black-eyed Susan (FES), Ruta graveolens Rue (FES)
S
Salix bebbiana Willow (AK), Salix vitellina Willow (HB/NB), Salvia officinalis (violet) Sage (FES/OW), Sambucas cerulea Mexican Elder (ED), Sambucus nigra Elder (FF), Sambucus racemosa Red Elder (AK), Sanguisorba stipulata/canadensis Sitka Burnet (AK), Scleranthus annus Scleranthus (HB/NB), Sedum anglicum Stonecrop (FF), Sequoia sempervirens Redwood (FES), Shepherdia canadensis Soapberry (AK), Sidalcea glauscens (pink-violet) Mallow (FES), Silene californica (red) Indian Pink (FES), Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba (ED), Sinapis arvensis Mustard (HB/HBFES/NB), Solandra maxima Cup of Gold (HI), Solanum tuberosum Potato (AK), Solidago californica (yellow) Goldenrod (FES), Sorbus aucuparia Rowan (FF), Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. rosacea Rose Globemallow (ED), Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum Moss (AK), Spiraea beauverdiana/stevenii Spiraea (AK), Spiranthes romanzoffiana Ladies’ Tresses (AK), Stenocereus thurberii Pitaya Organpipe Cactus (ED), Swertia radiata (Frasera speciosa) Green Cross Gentian (FES), Swertia perennis Star Gentian (AK), Symphytum officinale Comfrey (AK), Syringa vulgaris Lilac (AK/FES)
T
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy (FES), Taraxacum officinale Dandelion (AK/FES), Taxus Ancient Yew (FF), Tiarella trifoliata Lace Flower (AK), Tilia platyphyllos Lime (FF), Toxicodendron diversiloba Poison Oak (FES), Toxicodendron radicans Sister Ivy (OW), Trichocereus/Echinopsis pachanoi Huachuma + San Pedro (DN), Trientalis europea/Lysimachia europaea Starflower (AK), Trifolium pratense (pink-red) Red Clover (FES), Trillium chloropetalum (purple) Trillium (FES), Triteleia ixioides (yellow, brown stripes) Pretty Face (FES), Triteleia lilacina Glassy Hyacinth (FES), Tropaeolum majus (orange-red) Nasturtium (FES), Typha latifolia Cattail Pollen (AK)
U
Ulex europaeus Gorse (FF/HB/NB), Ulmus procera Elm (HB/NB), Umbilicus rupestris Iona Pennywort (FF), Urtica gracilis Stinging Nettle (AK), Usnea Usnea (DN), Utricularia vulgaris Bladderwort (AK)
V
Vaccinium uliginosum Blueberry Pollen (AK) + Bog Blueberry (AK), Valeriana capitata California Valerian (FES), Valeriana officinalis Valerian (AK/FF), Veratrum californicum Corn Lily (FES), Veratrum viride False Hellebore (AK), Verbascum thapsus (yellow) Mullien (FES), Verbena officinalis Vervain (HB/NB), Verschaffeltia splendida Splendid Palm (HI), Viola biflora Yellow Violet (AK), Viola langsdorffii f (AK), Viola odorata (violet-blue) Violet (FES), Viola renifolia White Violet (AK), Viola sp. Blue Elf Viola (AK), Viola spp. Violet (OW), Viola tricolor Wild Pansy (FF), Vitis vinifera Vine (HB/NB)
W
X
Y
Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree (FES), Yucca buccata Spanish Dagger Yucca (ED)
Z
Zantedeschia aethiopica (white/yellow) Calla Lily (FES), Zea mays (yellow-white) Corn/Maize (FES), Zinnia elegans (red) Zinnia (FES)