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False Unicorn

or Devil's Bit, Fairy Wand, Blazing Star, belonging to the lily family, Latin name Chamælirium luteum.

"False Unicorn is widely used as a woman's herb. Traditionally, it was used to prevent miscarriage and has a reputation for improving fertility. In Western herbal medicine, it has been used to treat pregnancy problems and ovarian cysts."

More here: www.localharvest.org/false-unicorn-chamaelirium-luteum-C1...

Declining because people have been "harvesting" the plants, endangered in some states.

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Uploaded on May 20, 2013
Taken on May 20, 2013