[Herbalist] Plant identification?

[Lana Swift]

Could this be Horehound?

Cecille de Baskervyl (No more wise cracks about Hound of de Baskervyls!!)

"What this country needs is more dirt under the fingernails and cleaner
minds"

Will Rogers JR.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Rogers" <wjwakefield at juno.com>
To: <herbalist at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Herbalist] Plant identification?


> Well the first thing I think of is maybe an artemisia, but they mostly
> have multiply lobed to finely divided leaves, and not many would be
> sticky, so that is probably not right.
>
> Would you please let us know what part of the world you live in?  are the
> plants growing in sun or shade, dry or wet area?  how tall?  Are there
> any flowers?  Can you tell us more about the shape of the leaves?  Is the
> sticky like thorns, burrs, sugary, resinous, greasy?  perhaps with a bit
> more detail, someone can help figure out what this is...
>
> An interesting challenge...
>
> Suzanna, herbalist, Barony of the Steppes, Kingdom of Ansteorra (Dallas,
> TX)
>
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 02:22:44 -0500 "sunshinegirl"
> <sunshinegirl at steward-net.com> writes:
> >I have a plant that is growing all over my back yard.   It is very
> sticky,
> >has a strong medicinal smell  - reminds me of vicks or camphor or
> something
> >like that.    The leaves are mostly alternating, but some seem to be in
> pairs.
> >the leaves feel fuzzy.  The leaves are with out stalks, and are smooth
> at
> >the top, but at the base are two very small lobes - Does this ring a
> bell
> >with anyone?    I would like to find out what it is....It smells good,
> and
> >especially when the leaves are crushed, smelling it seems to clear the
> >sinuses a bit...
> >
> >Melandra
> >
> >
>
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