Guide to Herb Varieties As Listed in Selected Seed and Herb Plant Catalogs

Compiled by J.E. Simon, Patricia Garrett and Shawna Petterson, Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue University ver. March, 1998

Common name	Scientific name	Varietal name	Source	Catalog no.	Description
Echinacea	Echinacea spp.		PB		cert. org. powdered root
			PB		cert. org. dried root
			PB		cert. org. fresh flowering tops
			PB		cert. org. dried flowering tops
			PB		cert. org. powdered flowering tops
			PB		cert. org. seed whole
			NC	1288	herb Org. cert
			NC	1540	root whole org. cert
			NC	1354	root org. cert
			NC	1565	root powder org. cert
		Tennesseensis	JS	843	seed whole
			PM		seed whole
Elecampane	Inula helenium		JS	957	second year roots
Epazote	Chenopodium ambrosiodes		JS	947	seed whole
			TSC	HR1087	seed whole
			NGN		seed whole
			MG		perennial
			R	S2350	seed whole
			PS	0800-6	seed whole
			SG	1415	seed whole
Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis		JS	958	seed whole
			R	S2380	seed whole
			PM	OEN02F	seed whole
			TSC	HR1088	seed whole
Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare		JS	893	seed whole
			DI		seed whole
			JOR		seed whole
			FM	9466	seed whole
			PS	0832-3	seed whole
			NC	1577	seed whole
			NC	1404	seed ground
		Zefa Fino Florence	SC	3032
			TH		perennial
Fennel, Sweet	Foeniculum vulgare	dulce	GG	158	perennial
			R	S2420	seed whole
			TH		perennial
		Bronze	MG		bronze feathery foliage
			R	S2425	seed whole
			R	P2425	perennial
			TH		seed whole
			SG	1435	seed whole
		Sweet	MG		anise-like flavor
Fennel, Zefa Fino	Foeniculum vulgare	azoricum	GG	160	stem is above ground bulb
			SC	#485
Fenugreek	Trigonella foenum-graecum		GG	162	use seeds sparingly
			R	S2460	seed whole
			PB		cert. org., seed whole
			NC	1507	seed whole
Feverfew	Tanacetum parthenium		JS	959	seed whole
			R	S2480	seed whole
			R	P2480	perennial
			R	H2480	herb cut
			PB		cert. org. dried herb
			PB		cert. org. fresh herb
			NC	1260	herb certified organic
			SC	#712
Foxglove,common	Digitalis purpurea		LG		perennial
			R	S2730	seed whole
			R	P2730	perennial
			PS	0771-3	seed whole
	D. grandiflora		PS	0809-4	seed whole
			R	S2734	seed whole
Foxglove, Greek	Digitalis lanata		LG		perennial
			R	S2732	seed whole
Garlic	Allium sativum		MG		perennial
			R	S2780	seed whole
			R	H2780	bulb dried
			NCP		perennial
			TH		perennial
			PB		cert. org. powdered bulbs
			PB		cert. org. fresh bulbs
			PB		cert. org. granulated bulbs
			NC	1342	granules certified organic
			NC	1343	powder certified organic
Ginko	Ginkgo biloba		NC	1144	leaf whole
			PB		cert. org. fresh leaf
			PB		cert. org. dried leaf
			R	S2862-500	seed whole
			R	P2862-500	live plant
			R	H2862-500	leaf dried
			NC	1145	leaf
			NC	1246	leaf powder
Ginseng,American	Panax quinquefolius		JS	900	seed whole
			JS	858	roots
			PB		cert. org. dried root whole
			NC	1146	wild, leaf
			NC	1148	root whole, cultivated
			NC	1147	wild, whole
			NC	1149	woodsgrown, whole
			NC	1615	cultivated root powder
			NC	1557	wild whole root
Ginseng, White Korean	Panax ginseng		NC	1251	root whole
			NC	1446	root
			NC	1616	root powder
Goldenrod	Solidago odora		LG		perennial
			NC	1150	herb
			R	P2910	perennial
			PB		cert. org., dried tops
			NC	1289	herb organic certified
			NCP		perennial
Goldenseal	Hydrastis candensis		JS	899	seed whole
			R	S2920	seed whole
			R	P2920	perennial
			R	H2920-50	root dried
			MWN		perennial
			PB		cert. org. powdered rhizome
			PB		cert. org. dried rhizome
			NC	1151	non organic grown leaf
			NC	1194	root whole
			NC	1152	root
			NC	1153	root powder
			NC	1596	organic grown leaf
			NC	1367	root whole certified organic
			NC	1368	root whole cert. org
Henna	Lawsonia inermis		NC	1369	root powder cert. org.
			R	S3160	seed whole
			R	P3160	perennial
			CP	LAW10	perennial
Horehound	Marrubium vulgare		JS	897	seed whole
			R	S3340	seed whole
			R	P3340	perennial
			R	H3340	leaf dried
			PB		cert. org., herb dried
			GG	164	perennial
			MG		perennial
			NC	1380	herb
			NC	1370	herb cert. org
			PS	1021-5	seed whole
Horseradish	Armoracia rusticana		NCP		perennial
			R	P3360	perennial
			R	H3360	root dried
			PB		cert. org. dried root
			PB		cert. org. fresh root
			CP	ARM10	perennial
Hyssop	Hyssopus offinalis		JS	896	seed whole
			GG	166	perennial
			R	H3470	herb dried
			R	P3470	perennial
			R	S3470	seed whole
			PB		cert. org. dried herb
			DI		seed whole
			PS	1019-0	seed whole
			MG		perennial
			NC	1297	herb
			NC	1380	herb org. certified
			NC	1430	herb powder
Indigo,French	Indigofera tictoria		CP	IND10	perennial
			R	S3487	seed whole
Indigo, Guatemalan	Indigofera suffruticosa		CP	IND05	perennial
Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium purpereum		JS	846	seed whole
			MWN		perennial
			MWN		seed whole
			R	S3510	seed whole
			R	H3510	root dried
			NGN		seed whole
			LG		perennial
			PM		seed whole
Jasmine,poets	Jasminum officinale		FF	jaoff038
Lady's Mantle	Alchemilla xanthochlora		JS	895	seed whole
			R	S3600	seed whole
			R	P3600	perennial
			R	H3600	herb dried
			LG		perennial
Lavender	Lavendula angustifolia		JS	943	seed whole
			CG	#324	seed whole
			PS	1138-2	seed whole
			PB		cert. org. dried flower
			HS	939	seed whole
			LG		perennial
			FM	9470	seed whole
			NCP		perennial
			JS	894	highly fragrant, seed whole
			NC	1308	whole flowers
		Alba	SG	4552	seed whole
		Hidcote	MG		perennial
			R	S3627	seed whole
			R	P3627	perennial
			TH		perennial
			TSC	HR1094	seed whole
			PS	1140-7	seed whole
			SG	4555	seed whole
		Lavender Lady	MG		low plant fragrant flowers
			TH		perennial
			R	S3627-750	seed whole
			R	P3627-750	perennial
			TSC	HR1095	seed whole
			STO	165C	seed whole
			PS	1136-8	seed whole
			SG	1448	seed whole
	L. X intermedia	Provence	MG		perennial
			R	P3637	perennial
		Grosso	SG	4545	seed whole
			R	P3636-500	perennial
	L. multfida		TH		perennial
	L. officinalis	Sweet	TH		perennial
Lavender, English	L.a., L.vera		GG	168	edging plant
			R	S3625	seed whole
			R	P3625	perennial
			R	H3625	flower dried