Friday 16 March 2012

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

  • Common names include Bog Onion & Wild Turnip
  • It is pollinated by flies, which it attracts using heat and smell
  • Seedlings need three or more years of growth before they become large enough to flower
  • A preparation of the root was reported to have been used by Native Americans as a treatment for sore eyes. Preparations were also made to treat rheumatism, bronchitis, and snakebites, as well as to induce sterility.
       Source: wikipedia.org

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September 11th, 2011 -- Jack-in-the-Pulpit berries













September 11th, 2011

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