Flower of the day: Fly Poison (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) grows a foot or two tall on a thin stalk that rises up from a set of long daylily-like leaves. #appalachiantrail #Virginia #flowers #SNP #at2015
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Pathology: the Study of a Path 
Last night I read that settlers used to crush up the root and add sweetening and the flies would come along to dine and be poisoned. The whole plants is toxic, but most especially the root.
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That is so neat!
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