A world of different seasons
This first collection centers on lemon verbena, epazote, culantro and cultivated tropical herbs. It is a starting point, with major gaps in Amazonian, Andean and southern temperate floras.
Andean shrubs & tropical food plants
Use elevation, rainfall and the plant’s growth stage. A plant in a dry Andean valley and one in a humid lowland garden do not share a gathering calendar.
Names such as cedrón and yerba luisa can refer to different plants. Check the scientific name and learn with regional specialists.
Browse this region’s plantsThese are editorial collections, including native, introduced and cultivated plants. They are not distribution maps or local gathering permissions. Country-level coverage, local names and specialist field review are still expanding. No Antarctic gathering collection is offered.