5.28.2008

Pretty, But Poisonous

 
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Fly Poison, Amianthium muscaetoxicum. A member of the lily family, this perennial has pretty grass-like leaves. Another common name is staggergrass. According to some texts, colonists mixed the bulb of this plant with sugar to kill flies. (Wonder who thought of doing that the first time...)

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