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Indian Cucumber Root

Medeola virginiana

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Description:

Has 2 tiers of leaves. The upper tier consists of from three to five whorled leaves on the stem above a lower tier of five to nine (also whorled).
This plant produces a crisp, edible tuber that smells and tastes like garden cucumber.

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Medeola virginiana

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PublishedMarch 5, 2012

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