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BOTANICAL RESISTANCE

Harakeke (phormium spp.) along the horse’s lane
2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.

    REGISTER:

    Phormium spp. (harakeke / New Zealand flax)

    Culinary: flowers, seeds
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: mucilage; fibrous cellulose
    Associations: whānau; kaitiakitanga; whatu whakapapa; protective lineage

    Cordyline australis (tī kōuka / cabbage tree)

    Culinary: roots, aerial parts
    Medicinal: roots, aerial parts
    Properties: carbohydrate-rich tissues; saponins
    Associations: whakapapa; kaitiakitanga; tī-tahi; Life–death continuity

    Lonicera spp. (honeysuckle)

    Culinary: flowers (nectar)
    Medicinal: flowers, aerial parts
    Properties: aromatic compounds; flavonoids
    Associations: fidelity; holding presence; gentle binding; enduring attachment

    Actinidia spp. (kiwifruit)

    Culinary: fruit, aerial parts, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: vitamin C; enzymes; polyphenols
    Associations: health; generosity; vitality; openness

Centaurea cyanus (cornflower) home garden
2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and cultural associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.


    REGISTER:

    Centaurea cyanus (cornflower)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts, anti-inflammatory references
    Properties: anthocyanin pigments; flavonoids
    Associations: remembrance; hope-bearing; affection

    Sambucus nigra (elder)

    Culinary: flowers, fruit
    Medicinal: flowers, berries, immune-supporting use
    Properties: flavonoids; phenolic acids
    Associations: wisdom; threshold respect; ancestral regard; protective observance

    Borago officinalis (borage)

    Culinary: aerial parts, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: gamma-linolenic acid; mucilage
    Associations: heartening belief; courage-bearing; bravery

    Salvia officinalis (sage)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts, antimicrobial use
    Properties: aromatic oils; phenolic compounds
    Associations: held wisdom; cleansing smoke; long memory; spiritual connection

    Allium schoenoprasum (chives)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Properties: Sulphur-containing compounds
    Associations: good luck; cleansing custom; kitchen guardianship; lived vitality

    Daucus carota (carrot)

    Culinary: roots, aerial parts
    Medicinal: nutritive associations
    Properties: Carotenoids; aromatic oils
    Associations: preserving sight; protection; safety

Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) empty section
2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.

    REGISTER:

    Artemisia absinthium (wormwood)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Medicinal: aerial parts

    Properties: bitter compounds; aromatic oils

    Associations: banishment practices; spirit boundaries; funerary vigilance; altered perception

    Salvia officinalis (sage)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Medicinal: aerial parts

    Properties: aromatic oils; phenolic compounds

    Associations: held wisdom; cleansing smoke; long memory; spiritual connection

    Reseda alba (white mignonette)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Medicinal: aerial parts

    Properties: aromatic compounds

    Associations: clarifying presence; guarded perception; quiet custodianship; steady regard

    Plantago spp. (plantain)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Medicinal: aerial parts

    Properties: mucilage; iridoid glycosides

    Associations: healing; protective passage; grounded care

    Claytonia perfoliata (miner’s lettuce)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Properties: vitamin C; mineral content

    Associations: protection; purification; blessing; safekeeping

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    Eruca sativa / Diplotaxis spp. (rocket)

    Culinary: aerial parts Medicinal: aerial parts Properties: glucosinolates; vitamin C Associations: awakening force; stirring desire; invigorating presence; courage spark

    Anethum graveolens (dill)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Medicinal: aerial parts

    Properties: aromatic oils; flavonoids

    Associations: happiness; protection; wealth; passion

    Ocimum basilicum (basil)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Medicinal: aerial parts

    Properties: aromatic oils; phenolic compounds

    Associations: spiritual connection; love; healing; good fortune

    Allium spp. (spring onion)

    Culinary: aerial parts

    Properties: sulphur compounds; aromatic oils

    Associations: unity; good fortune; prosperity; patience

Bellis perennis (lawn daisy) playing field, soft ground
2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.

    REGISTER:

    Bellis perennis (lawn daisy)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: flavonoids; saponins
    Associations: childhood; friendship; hope; joy

    Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: bitter compounds; aromatic oils; flavonoids
    Associations: dream-reading; wound-trust; boundary keeping; protective resolve

    Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)

    Culinary: aerial parts, roots
    Medicinal: aerial parts, roots
    Properties: bitter compounds; vitamins A and C; inulin
    Associations: hope; strength; transformation

    Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)

    Culinary: aerial parts, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: anethole and aromatic oils
    Associations: heartening belief; courage-bearing; bravery

    Spinacia oleracea (spinach)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: iron; folate; oxalic acid
    Associations: strengthening; fortification; sustained vitality

    Beta vulgaris (golden beetroot)

    Culinary: roots, aerial parts
    Medicinal: roots
    Properties: betalain pigments; nitrates; folate
    Associations: culinary creativity; warmth; health; prosperity

    Vicia faba (broad bean)

    Culinary: seeds, aerial parts
    Properties: protein; L-DOPA
    Associations: remembrance; regeneration; luck

    Borago officinalis (borage)

    Culinary: aerial parts, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: gamma-linolenic acid; mucilage
    Associations: protective margin; remembrance; watchful presence

    Rumex spp. (dock)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: oxalic acid; tannins; anthraquinones
    Associations: endurance; careful keeping; grounded persistence

Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) hard ground, red zone

2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.

    REGISTER:

    Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)

    Culinary: aerial parts, roots
    Medicinal: aerial parts, roots
    Properties: bitter compounds; vitamins A and C; inulin
    Associations: hope; strength; transformation

    Tropaeolum majus (nasturtium)

    Culinary: aerial parts, seeds
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: vitamin C; glucosinolates
    Associations: protection; purification; blessing; safekeeping

    Anethum graveolens (dill)

    Culinary: aerial parts, seeds
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: aromatic oils; flavonoids
    Associations: happiness; protection; wealth; passion

    Petroselinum crispum (parsley)

    Culinary: aerial parts, seeds
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: Apiol; vitamin C; aromatic oils
    Associations: protective margin; remembrance; watchful presence

    Beta vulgaris var. conditiva (golden beetroot)

    Culinary: roots, aerial parts
    Medicinal: roots
    Properties: betalain pigments; nitrates; folate
    Associations: culinary creativity; warmth; health; prosperity

    Lamium purpureum (purple dead-nettle)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: flavonoids; iridoid glycosides; astringent compounds
    Associations: protection; purification; blessing; safekeeping

    Sonchus spp. (pūhā / sow thistle)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: bitter compounds; milky latex
    Associations: kai noa; quiet resilience; shared nourishment; lived knowledge

    Prunus armeniaca (apricot)

    Culinary: fruit
    Medicinal: fruit
    Properties: carotenoids; iron
    Associations: happiness; good health; vitality

    Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: bitter compounds; aromatic oils; flavonoids
    Associations: dream-reading; wound-trust; boundary keeping; protective resolve

    Lobularia maritima (alyssum)

    Culinary: aerial parts, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: aromatic compounds
    Associations: soft blessing; peaceful presence; protective sweetness; quiet harmony

    Spinacia oleracea (spinach) bolted

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: iron; folate; oxalic acid
    Associations: strengthening; fortification; sustained vitality

    Brassica rapa (cima di rapa / rapini)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: glucosinolates; bitter compounds
    Associations: resilience; connection to the land

    Rumex sanguineus (red-veined sorrel)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: oxalic acid; anthocyanin pigments
    Associations: life force; cleansing and purification; personal strength

    Geranium spp. (wild geranium / cranesbill)

    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: tannins; astringent compounds
    Associations: home steadiness; quiet mending; guarded balance; protective calm

Cichorium intybus (red chicory) Lyttleton
2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.

    REGISTER:

    Cichorium intybus (red chicory)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: leaves, roots
    Properties: bitter compounds; inulin
    Associations: endurance; bitterness as sustenance

    Camellia japonica
    Culinary: petals (limited culinary contexts)
    Medicinal: leaves (traditional teas, poultices)
    Properties: polyphenols; antioxidants
    Associations: devotion; constancy

    Lobularia maritima (alyssum)
    Culinary: flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts (traditional references)
    Properties: aromatic compounds
    Associations: gentleness; calming presence

    Geranium spp. (wild geranium / cranesbill)
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: astringent tannins
    Associations: balance; quiet repair

    Borago officinalis (borage)
    Culinary: leaves, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: gamma-linolenic acid; mucilage
    Associations: courage; fortification

    Rumex sanguineus (red-veined sorrel)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: leaves
    Properties: oxalic acid
    Associations: vitality; sharpness

    Santolina chamaecyparissus (cotton lavender)
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: volatile oils
    Associations: protection; warding

    Laurus nobilis (bay)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: leaves
    Properties: essential oils
    Associations: authority; honour

    Rumex spp. (dock)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: roots, leaves
    Properties: anthraquinones; tannins
    Associations: persistence; remedy

    Mentha suaveolens (apple mint)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: leaves
    Properties: volatile oils
    Associations: comfort; domestic care

    Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)
    Medicinal: leaves (traditional use)
    Properties: flavonoids
    Associations: attraction; transience

    Petroselinum crispum (parsley)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: leaves, seeds
    Properties; apiol; vitamin C
    Associations: renewal; liminality

    Spinacia oleracea (spinach)
    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: iron; folate; oxalates
    Associations: strength; sustenance

    Anethum graveolens (dill)
    Culinary: leaves, seeds
    Medicinal: leaves, seeds
    Properties: essential oils
    Associations: reservation; protection

    Eruca sativa (rocket)
    Culinary: leaves
    Medicinal: leaves
    Properties: glucosinolates
    Associations: heat; stimulation

Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush) between the difficult drop
2025 | Fine Art Photography

  • Entries are recorded at the species level. Uses, constituents, and associations are presented as classificatory descriptors. Medicinal references indicate traditional use and are included for contextual purposes only. Listed categories function as register fields rather than instructional or therapeutic guidance.

    REGISTER:

    Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)

    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: flavonoids
    Associations: liminal passing; other-side nearness; fleeting encounter

    Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)

    Culinary: aerial parts, roots
    Medicinal: aerial parts, roots
    Properties: bitter compounds; vitamins A and C; inulin
    Associations: hope; strength; transformation

    Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: bitter compounds; aromatic oils; flavonoids
    Associations: dream-reading; wound-trust; boundary keeping; protective resolve

    Rumex sanguineus (red-veined sorrel)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: oxalic acid; anthocyanin pigments
    Associations: life force; cleansing and purification; personal evolution

    Anethum graveolens (dill)

    Culinary: aerial parts, seeds
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: aromatic oils; flavonoids
    Associations: happiness; protection; wealth; passion

    Viola odorata (violets)

    Culinary: flowers, aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: Salicylic acid derivatives; mucilage
    Associations: loyalty; quiet beauty; devotion

    Geranium spp. (wild geranium)

    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: tannins; astringent compounds
    Associations: home steadiness; quiet mending; guarded balance; protective calm

    Rumex spp. (dock)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: oxalic acid; tannins; Anthraquinones
    Associations: endurance; careful keeping; grounded persistence

    Lobularia maritima (alyssum)

    Culinary: aerial parts, flowers
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: aromatic compounds
    Associations: soft blessing; peaceful presence; protective sweetness; quiet harmony

    Laurus nobilis (bay)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: aromatic oils
    Associations: wisdom; prophecy; achievement; protection

    Eruca sativa (rocket)

    Culinary: aerial parts
    Medicinal: aerial parts
    Properties: glucosinolates; sulphur compounds
    Associations: awakening force; stirring desire; invigorating presence