Some of these are considered medicinal, but I don't know if they REALLY
qualify as sources of anything or not.
BTW, might try a seed catalog! ;)
Poppies produce opium.
Borango officinalis
Arctium lappa
Calendula officinalis
Matricaria recutita
Stellaria media
Coriandrum sativum
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Cymbopogon flexuosus
Lobelia inflata
Silibum marianum
Portulacca oleracae
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Acmella oleracea
Satureja hortensis
Artemesia annua
Then, some annuals known to be poisonous (the poisons clearly can be used
for other stuff)
milkweeds
nightshade
foxglove ?
Castor Bean (castor oil and ricin)
Water Hemlock (is this a biennial or annual? Can't remember)
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 5:36 PM, David Inouye <ino...@umd.edu> wrote:
> I'm wondering whether it's possible to generalize about the life histories
> of medicinal plants. My guess is that annual plants in general don't
> invest much in secondary plant compounds, so that most medicinal plants
> would be perennial (herbs or shrubs). Do you know of any annuals that are
> important as medicinal plants?
>
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