Tag: Sunflower family

The stevia plant, *Stevia rebaudiana*, is a small, bushy shrub native to Paraguay and Brazil, where indigenous peoples have used it for centuries. This sweet-tasting plant has gained global popularity as a natural, zero-calorie sweetener, and its botanical classification places it firmly within a specific plant family that you may already be familiar with.

Used for thousands of years as a traditional medicine to calm anxiety and settle stomachs, chamomile is a beloved herbal remedy. It is an herb that belongs to the Asteraceae, or daisy and sunflower, plant family and is grown around the world. Understanding this botanical relationship clarifies its characteristics and places it within a broader context of familiar flora.