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Mystery plant pictured as medicinal herb in West Virginia woods
John Nelson of the A C Moore Herbarium notes a widely distributed North American plant once used medicinally but with little evidence of efficacy. He warns overcollection has reduced populations and urges sustainable sourcing from cultivated plants. free identifications available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Mountains
West Virginia
Bernie Cyrus
Pocahontas County
Allegheny
Monogahela National Forest
Bernie
New England
Alabama
Missouri
Kansas
John Nelson
A.C. Moore
University of South Carolina
Department of Biological Sciences
Columbia
Herbarium. Org
Nelson