Abyssinian Shrivelfig
Harry's class were taught how to prune these plants in a second-year Herbology class, where they removed withered stalks and put them on the compost heap [COS15]. Shrivelfigs are also an ingredient of Shrinking Solution, which Snape used to turn Neville's toad into a tadpole [POA7].
Alihotsy
Eating the leaves of this plant causes hysteria. The Glumbumble produces a fluid that acts as an antidote for this effect, however [FB].
Bouncing Bulb
A type of magical bulb that Harry's class once re-potted in a fourth-year Herbology class. One bulb wriggled out of Harry's hands and hit him in the face. The Hufflepuffs, who the Gryffindors shared their Herbology lessons with, laughed unpleasantly because they were upset that Harry had managed to get into the Triwizard tournament [GOF18].
Bubotuber
Harry thought these were the ugliest plants he'd ever seen. They look like thick black giant slugs. They squirm slightly, and are covered in big shiny boils, which have to be squeezed. This releases the contents, a thick yellowy-green liquid that smells of petrol [GOF13]. If undiluted pus comes into contact with the skin, it causes vast numbers of large yellow sores to appear [GOF28]. In its diluted form it is an excellent treatment for acne, however [GOF13].
Chinese Chomping Cabbage
Hermione copied out a diagram of this, when she was in the library with Ron and Harry looking up potion ingredients [OOTP16].
Devil's Snare
This is a plant with long creepers and snake-like tendrils that are used to trap animal prey, which is presumably then consumed in the same way a Venus Fly-Trap digests insects. Devils Snare detects the presence of prey when it is touched, and immediately sends out tendrils to trap it. The more the victim attempts to struggle, the faster the tendrils wrap round them [PS/SS16]. The plant is attracted to dark, damp conditions, and light and warmth can be used to make it release any trapped prey. First-years are taught about this plant in Herbology lessons, which came in useful for Ron and Harry, as Hermione remembered how to stop it attacking them when they went through the trapdoor to try to rescue the Philosopher's Stone. Devil's Snare is similar in appearance to the Flitterbloom, so much so that when Broderick Bode was given a pot plant when he was in hospital, it was assumed to be a Flitterbloom when it was actually Devil's Snare. Bode was strangled by the plant the moment he touched it [OOTP25].
Dirigible Plum
The Dirigible Plum is an orange radish-like plant, that Xenophilius Lovegood grows at his house near Ottery St Catchpole. They grow on bushes, and one such bush can be found on the zig-zag path leading to Xenophilius' front door. Xenophilius believes that wearing a Dirigible Plum enhances the brain's ability to accept the extraordinary, and as such he included such a fruit on the prototype headdress he had in his living room [DH20]. It may be this supposed property that also leads Luna Lovegood to wear Dirigible Pums as earrings from time to time.
Fanged Geranium
A plant that bit Harry during his Herbology OWL [OOTP31].
Flesh-Eating Tree
Hermione referred to a book called Flesh-Eating Trees of the World in a sixth-year Herbology class [HBP14]. They were studying Snargaluffs at the time, which must therefore be one type of Flesh-Eating Tree, but we can safely assume that there are others.
Flitterbloom
This plant looks like Devil's Snare, but importantly is not dangerous. When Broderick Bode was given the Devil's Snare plant that killed him whilst he was in St Mungo's Hospital, the Healer Miriam Strout thought it was a harmless Flitterbloom [OOTP23, 25].
Flutterby Bush
This is a quivering bush that the students pruned in a fourth-year Herbology class [GOF20].
Gillyweed
A plant that appears in Magical Mediterranean Water-Plants and Their Properties [GOF35]. It looks like a bunch of slimy, greyish-green rat tails, and has an unpleasant rubbery texture, but has very useful properties. When eaten, it causes a human to grow gills, allowing them to breathe underwater, and also webs the fingers and toes to improve swimming [GOF26]. When Harry used Gillyweed for the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament, the effect lasted for around an hour, but eating greater quantities Gillyweed may make its effects last longer. Snape believed that Harry had stolen the Gillyweed from his private store cupboard, but it was actually Dobby who did that.
Gurdyroot
This is a plant that looks rather like a green onion. According to Luna Lovegood it's excellent for warding off Gulping Plimpies, although whether this is true or not (and indeed whether Gulping Plimpies actually exist or not) must be open to some doubt [HBP20].
Honking Daffodil
Professor Sprout had some Honking Daffodils during Harry's fifth year [OOTP27]. When Lavender and Parvati went to see Professor Trelawney to comfort her after she'd been sacked by Umbridge, they took her some daffoldils. Lavender didn't think Professor Sprout's Honking Daffodils were very nice, so they took normal ones.
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