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Oregon wild ginger

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Description:

Smells like culinary ginger when crushed, but may cause liver failure if eaten in quantity

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Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
It's a lovely little plant. Apparently, among other ways the pioneers tried to kill themselves, ginger was pretty mild!

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PublishedAugust 3, 2011

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