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Mystery Plant of the Lowcountry Smells of Vanilla and Spice
A Lowcountry resident plant with vanilla honey and warm leather notes is described as a tobacco flavoring in the past. It grows from coastal North Carolina to Louisiana, bears purple pink flower heads, and yields black achenes with white bristles. John Nelson of the A C Moore Herbarium offers free identifications.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
John Nelson
A.C. Moore
University of South Carolina
Department of Biological Sciences
Herbarium.org
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