Ricketts Glen State Park, Benton, PA
Ricketts Glen State Park, Benton, PA
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Family: Trilliaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: mid to late May
Red Trillium has one nodding flower, with an unpleasant odor (hence the alternative common name Stinking Benjamin).
According to a USDA Forest Service webpage,
"The root was traditionally used as an aid in childbirth, hence the name “Bethroot” (a corruption of “birth root”). Native Americans used root tea for menstrual disorders, to induce childbirth, and to aid in labor. The whole plant was made into a poultice used to treat tumors, inflammation, and ulcers."
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30 May 2014
Ricketts Glen State Park, Benton, PA
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30 May 2014
Ricketts Glen State Park, Benton, PA
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