Taxon

Mandragora officinalis

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Common name: Mandrake
Family: Solanaceae (Potato)
Distribution: Mediterranean
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
Comments: Legend has it that anyone who pulled a mandrake out from the ground would be condemned to hell, and all who heard the plant scream would die. To circumvent this, the stalk would be tied to an animal, which would be used to yank out the root.
Links: Wikipedia

Locations

  • 1: Seed Store • Accession: 2015-480 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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