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White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissma

Description:

Perennial herb which contains toxins that can pass from cattle to humans through milk. Milk sickness caused illness and death in pioneer days and was thought to have killed Abraham Lincoln's mother.

Habitat:

Woodlands in central and eastern USA.

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jillmbader
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jillmbader

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Oct 2, 2011
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012

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