Index of Plants

Learn 52 Most Common (L48) Plants In 52 Weeks Or Less!!!

HOW IT WORKS: Each wild edible and medicinal plant is assigned a nickname that’s derived from it’s physical appearance. The nicknames serve as a springboard to each plant’s mnemonic (memory technique); and the mnemonics are designed to aid in immediate plant identity without need of a book or having to remembering multiple common names or the scientific name of each plant. More: WHY PLANT NICKNAMES?

This course is most affective with “time and repetition”. Don’t rush! Take your time and learn one plant per week. E-FLASH CARDS and audio recordings of each plant’s mnemonic (free on iTUNES and at the bottom of each plant’s page) are specifically designed, through repetition, to help you with “long term” memory. Once you know the mnemonics download the free POCKET CHARTS to aid you with edible preps, medicinal preps, poisonous look-likes and other uses for each plant.

GET STARTED: Use subscription box on left to get weekly reminders of each new post sent to your email box. If this is your first week don’t worry. All 52 plants will repeat, in the same order, year after year; so go ahead and subscribe now. In the meantime study and remember the latest/last plant in the index below. That will be plant number 1 for you. The first email reminder you get will be your plant number 2 and so on.

PLANTS INDEX (SCIENTIFIC | COMMON | NICKNAME):

01. Acer negundo | Boxelder | Key Tree
02. Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Arrow
03. Amaranthus blitoides | Mat Amaranth | Doormat
04. Amaranthus hybridus | Slim Amaranth | Female Finger
05. Amaranthus retroflexus | Redroot Pigweed | Male Finger
06. Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock | Elephants
07. Brassica juncea | Brown Mustard | Mustard Packs (Brn)
08. Brassica nigra | Black Mustard | Mustard Packs (Blk)
09. Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s Purse | Fishtails
10. Chenopodium album | Lamb’s Quarters | Goosefoot
11. Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Glass Windmill
12. Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle | Prickly Vase
13. Daucus carota | Queen Anne’s Lace | Period
14. Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy | Bugle Boy
15. Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke | Sun Hat
16. Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | Broom
17. Lamium amplexicaule | Henbit | Skinned Rabbits
18. Lepidium campestre | Field Pepperweed | Beer Bottle
19. Lepidium virginicum | Virginia Pepperweed | Milk Bottle
20. Lycopus americanus | Water Horehound | Back Spine (WM)
21. Malva neglecta | Common Mallow | Spare Tire
22. Mentha spicata | Spearmint | Knife ‘n’ Fork
23. Nasturtium officinale | Watercress | Ducks
24. Oenothera biennis | Evening Primrose | Bananas
25. Oxalis stricta | Yellow Woodsorrel | Love Love Love
26. Pastinaca sativa | Wild Parsnip | Sunbrella
27. Phragmites australis | Common Reed | Flag Pole
28. Plantago lanceolata | Narrowleaf Plantain | Dookie Stick
29. Plantago major | Broadleaf Plantain | Braids
30. Portulaca oleracea | Purslane | Ore Snakes
31. Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Condom
32. Pteridium aquilinum | Brackenfern | Eagles’ Wings
33. Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Burning Bush
34. Rumex acetosella | Sheep’s Sorrel | Blood Spill
35. Rumex crispus | Curly Dock | Hot Dart Board
36. Sagittaria latifolia | Common Arrowhead | Rabbit’s Head
37. Salsola tragus | Russian Tumbleweed | Afro
38. Sambucus nigra | Black Elderberry | Plates
39. Sium suave | Water Parsnip | Spokes
40. Sonchus oleraceus | Sow Thistle | Lion’s Paw
41. Stellaria media | Chickweed | Snow Flakes
42. Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | Dead-The-Lion
43. Thlaspi arvense | Field Pennycress | Soda Bottle
44. Tragopogon dubius | Yellow Salsify | Lion’s Boat

UPDATES: A new plant will be added each week for 52 weeks.

27 comments on “Index of Plants”

1. YRCP on August 21, 2012 at 4:00 pm said:

   We will be using this and sharing this with our peers/ students in our school in support of our Natural Revival Gardens at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf MD

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   • Carrnell Dixon on August 22, 2012 at 9:29 am said:

     That’s good news. Thanks!

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     • ipso phyto on January 8, 2013 at 9:29 pm said:

       I have just stumbled across this, brilliant. I will be utilising and devising similar for common British wild species.
       They will be incorporated into my ipso phyto stable of websites, fb page walks, courses, and publications! Great idea, great work! What about japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) ?!

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       • Carrnell Dixon on January 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm said:

         Thanks for the complement. Glad to know that you’ve been inspired by my work. About Japanese Knotweed: My course is limited to the most common wild edible plants in the U.S. and it’s just not common enough (almost though) so I skipped it.

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2. Anonymous on August 25, 2012 at 4:52 pm said:

   Thank you…

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3. sustainer on August 31, 2012 at 5:42 am said:

   Thanks for good seeds valuable information !

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4. Anonymous on September 9, 2012 at 1:04 am said:

   Terrific course! Thank you. I wish I could find one like it for Australian plants, I need both.

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   • Carrnell Dixon on September 9, 2012 at 3:57 am said:

     You’re welcome! There was none like it in the U.S. either; until I started one. P.S. The following is a link to the Australian Government website with a list of bushfood resources >>> http://www.anbg.gov.au/bibliography/bushfood.html < << And this is a list of the Top 10 Aboriginal bush medicines >>> http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/10-most-common-aboriginal-bush-medicines.htm <<<

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5. Rochelle on September 19, 2012 at 11:17 pm said:

   What a true delight stumbling across this website! Thank you, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and taking the time, dedication & patience to creating such a gem of a teaching tool through-out the pages of this site. It sure does inspire one to “pay it forward” by not only sharing one’s wisdom of healing ourselves, each other & Mother Earth…but to share the passion of learning as well. Cheers!

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6. Melinda on September 29, 2012 at 6:18 pm said:

   Thanks for offering this! so much easier to remember your nicknames than all the technical ones. Thanks for all the time and effort you’ve put into this :)

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   • Carrnell Dixon on September 29, 2012 at 6:24 pm said:

     Thanks for the encouraging words Melinda. I’m glad it’s working for you.

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7. Artist chick on September 29, 2012 at 6:33 pm said:

   Please email me… I’m a professional artist and am interested in partnering with you to create a children’s book to teach kids wild edible plant identification (only the ones that have no poisonous look-alikes). Interested?

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   • Carrnell Dixon on September 29, 2012 at 6:41 pm said:

     Yes. That sounds like a good idea. Watch your inbox.

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8. Linda Rose on October 5, 2012 at 11:17 pm said:

   Going to share this great information with my prepper/survivalist/homesteading friends on my pages. This is exactly what I was looking for. Keep up the good work!

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   • Carrnell Dixon on October 6, 2012 at 3:54 am said:

     [:)]

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9. Mari Myburgh on December 11, 2012 at 1:48 pm said:

   I’m a herbalist from South Africa. If there’s anything you need to know ( about our local plants) just send me an e-mail. I’m interested in medicinal plants from all over the world. I live on a 2,5 hect. plot, and grow most of the herbs I use. Love your work.!

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   • Carrnell Dixon on December 11, 2012 at 3:02 pm said:

     Check your email box.

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10. BTaylor on January 3, 2013 at 1:38 am said:

    I love your information on here. I started using the flash cards, I was wondering if you had any imput on book on plants just in the northwest with pictures? We planing on a 2 week live off the land and surviving outdoors in 5 years when are kids are older and able to enjoy it. I have not found any northwest books that are specific with pictures for this area. Again thank you for all your great work.

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    • Carrnell Dixon on January 3, 2013 at 2:01 am said:

      The most popular book for that area is called “Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest”. It’s available on Amazon. There’s a website you may also want to take a look at: cut and paste >>> http://www.nwplants.com/information/edible_medicinal_poison/edible.html >>> or just click here. Plus, area stores, that sell camping equipment, ordinarily stock books about wild edible plants for that region.

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      • BTaylor on January 3, 2013 at 4:35 pm said:

        Thank you very much.

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11. bonnie on January 14, 2013 at 10:13 pm said:

    Great info in a great medium!!Thanks……..

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12. Karma of PrimalSurvival.org on February 4, 2013 at 7:33 pm said:

    What about the Moringa Oleifera Tree?

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    • Carrnell Dixon on February 4, 2013 at 7:39 pm said:

      The “Miracle Tree” did not make the list because it is not common enough. It’s only found in Florida, according to the USDA.

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13. My Darling Rosie on April 15, 2013 at 6:08 pm said:

    This is so great! Why are you doing this for free?

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    • Carrnell Dixon on April 15, 2013 at 8:05 pm said:

      Was on this path to teach myself and just decided to share it with others along the way.

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14. Cindy Lou on April 17, 2013 at 8:57 am said:

    Thank you so much! Great job!
    This is so great. I will be sharing this with others!

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    • Carrnell Dixon on April 17, 2013 at 9:09 am said:

      Got me feelin’ all tingly :)

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