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Canned Queries

This page contains a selection of useful word you can search for with simple one click links. The numbers give an approximate indication for how many plants match the given term.

There are also canned queries on some of the other pages:

On this page you will find queries for:

Habitats

Meadow Lawn Pond Bog Garden Rock Garden
Hedge Hedgerow Woodland Canopy Secondary
Cultivated Beds Sunny Edge Dappled Shade Shady Edge Deep Shade
Walls North South East West

The following queries search for specific phrases:

Altitudes of habitat:
sea level  sea-level  lowland (271), upland (99), 1000-1400m   1500-2000m   2100-3000m   3100-4000m   4100-5000m.
Hills & Mountains:
mountain (824), montane (130), hill (295), slopes (721), valley (192), ravine (91), canyons (49), ridges (61), cliff (106), alpine (284), screes (25), ledges (28), crevices (29), gullies (29).
Rivers and wetlands:
stream (649), pond (228), river (271), ditches (98), lake (196). swamps (257), bog (351), marsh (291), flats (59), estuaries (9), bottomlands (28).
Costal:
coast (484), sea (100), dunes (129), beaches (22), shores (141), headlands (7), bluffs (44).
Heaths, Moors and Fens:
heath (91), moor (96), fens (44).
Grasslands:
prairies (128), plains (112), grassy (256), grasslands (158), grass (450), steppes (62).
Fields, Meadows, Pastures:
meadows (448), pastures (115), fields (310), arable land (66).
Deserts + Wastelands:
desert (90), roadsides (220), waste ground (353), open ground (12), tundra (17).
Woodland:
woodland (902). woods (1079), forests (536).
deciduous woods (49), evergreen woods (23), coniferous woods (10), mixed woods (10), oak woods (66), pine woods (96), eucalyptus forrests (16), broardleaved forrests (16).
open woods (75), open forest (29), light woods (63), thin woodlands (63), moist woods (101), wet woods (36), dry woods (70), damp woods (64), sandy woods (23), rocky woods (18).
woodland garden (141), forest edges (35), woodland edges (62), forest margins (26), woodland margins (15), woodland borders (7), woodland clearings (4). forest clearings (14), glades (25), copses (19).
Thickets, Scrub & Hedges:
Thickets (597), scrub (272), Shrubberies (86), hedges (209).
Other Habitats:
clearings (117). walls (163), paddy fields (17), banks (hedge, mountain, river etc.) (509).
Other Terms:
dry (981), moist (543), damp (347), wet (373), stony (195), rocky (541), rocks (228), open (609), shady (179), shade (62), semi-shaded (982), sheltered (1349), Not known in the wild (300).

Soil types

Best results are obtained by using the following queries on specific fields in the database.
Soil: Well-drained: Heavy clay: Poor soil:
pH: Acid: Alkaline: Saline:

L = light (sandy), M = medium (loam), H = heavy (clay), A = acid, N = neutral, B = basic (alkaline).

The following queries search for specific phrases:

Favorite searches by people on the net

Over a period of about six month these were the things search for most often. In total there were 29365 search for Latin names, 5172 searches for different uses 3323 general searches and 30795 plant description lookups. The number here give how many times this use has been search for.

Our Favorite plants

Top Plants (142).

These are the plants we consider to be the most useful.

Search for Latin or Common names

rose (52), dandelion (47), tomato (42), rosemary (38), lavender (31), garlic (31), echinacea (27), apple (26), palm (26), acer (26), cattail (25), basil (24), echinacea (24), oak (23), fern (23), salix (23), thyme (23), potato (22), dogwood (22), Compositae (22), Tomato (21), pepper (21), bamboo (21), clover (21), lemon (20), salvia (20), ginger (20), grape (20), sage (20), chamomile (20), sunflower (19), ginseng (19), willow (19), Solanaceae (18), hemp (18), carrot (18), strawberry (18), oregano (18), maple (17), azalea (17), Equisetaceae (17), prunus (17), yucca (17), st. john's wort (17), yarrow (17), lily (17), musa (17), comfrey (17), corn (17), chickweed (16), aloe (16), euphorbia (16), poison ivy (16), violet (16), Orchidaceae (16), daisy (16), plantain (16), clematis (16), cherry (16), nettle (16), Banana (15), valerian (15), mustard (15), buckthorn (15), stachys (15), Leguminosae (15), aster (15), Labiatae (15), pine (15), hypericum (15), lilac (15), jasmine (15), pineapple (15),

Plant Uses

Hallucinogenic (49), Fruit (38), Aphrodisiac (32), Narcotic (27), Tea (26), Antibiotic (26), Coffee (23), Sweetener (23), Cancer (22), Chocolate (21), Dye (19), Fibre (19), Analgesic (18), Women's complaints (18), Anaesthetic (18), Flowers (18), Egg (17), Leaves (17), Anaphrodisiac (17), Hypnotic (17), Abortifacient (16), Antibacterial (16), Basketry (16), Fungicide (15), Cosmetic (14), Sedative (14), Root (14), Warts (13), Insecticide (13), Hair (12), Decongestant (12), Condiment (12), Stimulant (12), Milk (11), Antiinflammatory (11), Soap (11), Seed (11), Antifungal (11), Adaptogen (11), Manna (11), Antiviral (11), Hypoglycaemic (11),

And the most common individual plant description lookups:

Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion, 114), Ceratonia siliqua (Carob, 98), Acacia dealbata (Mimosa, 81), Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort, 80), Cannabis sativa (Hemp, 77), Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato, 72), Achillea millefolium (Yarrow, 70), Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary, 64), Aloe vera (63), Asimina triloba (Papaw, 61), Smilax bona-nox (Greenbriar, 61), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower, 56), Allium sativum (Garlic, 51), Acorus calamus (Sweet flag, 50), Urtica dioica (Nettle, 49), Helianthus annuus (Sunflower, 48), Citrus limon (Lemon, 43), Actinidia deliciosa (Kiwi fruit, 42), Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon, 41), Acer saccharum (Sugar maple, 40), Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus, 40), Stevia rebaudiana (40),


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