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White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Photo by Aarongunnar
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Weakness and nausea may result from drinking the milk of cows that have grazed on White Snakeroot. Abraham Lincoln's mother is thought to have died from this "milk sickness." Further symptoms include severe vomiting, tremors, liver failure, constipation, delirium and death.

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PublishedOctober 9, 2016

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