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Podophyllum peltatum / Mayapple at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve in Durham, NC
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Podophyllum peltatum / Mayapple at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve in Durham, NC
May Apple
(Podophyllum peltatum) Poisonous.
Folk Names: American Mandrake, Duck's Foot, Hog Apple, Mandrake, Raccoon Berry, Wild Lemon. Gender: Masculine. Planet: Mercury. Element: Fire. Powers: Money.
Magical Uses: American mandrake, or may apple, is generally used as a substitute for the European (true) mandrake. Its uses are practically identical. The may apple is not related to the true mandrake.
(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)